AMD EPYC 7742 vs Intel Pentium Gold 7505

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AMD EPYC 7742 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium Gold 7505
AMD EPYC 7742 Intel Pentium Gold 7505

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD EPYC 7742 and the Intel Pentium Gold 7505 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD EPYC 7742 64 core processor released in Q3/2019 with the Intel Pentium Gold 7505 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2020.
AMD EPYC (129) Family Intel Pentium (150)
AMD EPYC 7002 (24) CPU group Intel Pentium 7000 (1)
2 Generation 11
Rome (Zen 2) Architecture Tiger Lake U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Pentium Gold 8505

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 7742 is a 64 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.25 GHz (3.40 GHz). The processor can compute 128 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium Gold 7505 clocks with 2.00 GHz (3.50 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

AMD EPYC 7742 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 7505
64 Cores 2
128 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.25 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.50 GHz
2.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.50 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD EPYC 7742 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 7505
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4)
GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.25 GHz
-- GPU Generation 11
Technology 10 nm
Max. displays 4
-- Compute units 48
-- Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 8 memory channels is supported by the AMD EPYC 7742, while the Intel Pentium Gold 7505 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s enabled.

AMD EPYC 7742 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 7505
DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR4-3733, DDR4-3200
Max. Memory 64 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
256.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
128 PCIe lanes 16
252.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD EPYC 7742 has a TDP of 225 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium Gold 7505 is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD EPYC 7742 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 7505
225 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 28 W
-- TDP down 12 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 7742 has 256.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 7 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium Gold 7505 is at 4.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

AMD EPYC 7742 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 7505
7 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
SP3 Socket BGA 1526
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q3/2019 Release date Q4/2020
9000 $ Release price 193 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7742 (92%)
Intel Pentium Gold 7505 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7742 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 7505 (10%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD EPYC 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 3.40 GHz
1050 (96%)
Intel Pentium Gold 7505 Intel Pentium Gold 7505
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1089 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD EPYC 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 2.80 GHz
37515 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 7505 Intel Pentium Gold 7505
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
2284 (6%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD EPYC 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 3.40 GHz
1278 (87%)
Intel Pentium Gold 7505 Intel Pentium Gold 7505
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1465 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD EPYC 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 2.80 GHz
13647 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 7505 Intel Pentium Gold 7505
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
2927 (21%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD EPYC 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 3.40 GHz
398 (93%)
Intel Pentium Gold 7505 Intel Pentium Gold 7505
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
427 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD EPYC 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 2.80 GHz
20644 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 7505 Intel Pentium Gold 7505
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1026 (5%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD EPYC 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 2.80 GHz
65631 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 7505 Intel Pentium Gold 7505
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
5278 (8%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
AMD EPYC 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold 7505 Intel Pentium Gold 7505
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
63 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
AMD EPYC 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold 7505 Intel Pentium Gold 7505
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
142 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD EPYC 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold 7505 Intel Pentium Gold 7505
Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4) @ 1.25 GHz
960 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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