Intel Core i5-1030NG7 vs Intel Pentium Gold 7505

Last updated: 2024-04-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-1030NG7		Intel Pentium Gold 7505
CPU comparison Intel Core i5-1030NG7 or Intel Pentium Gold 7505 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The Intel Core i5-1030NG7 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-1030NG7 was released in Q2/2020. The Intel Pentium Gold 7505 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold 7505 was released in Q4/2020.

Intel Core i5 (331)	Family	Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Core i 1000G/10000U (19)	CPU group	Intel Pentium 7000 (1)
10	Generation	11
Ice Lake U	Architecture	Tiger Lake U
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	Intel Pentium Gold 8505

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i5-1030NG7 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz (3.50 GHz). The Intel Pentium Gold 7505 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (3.50 GHz).
Intel Core i5-1030NG7	Characteristic	Intel Pentium Gold 7505
4	Cores	2
8	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.10 GHz	Frequency	2.00 GHz
3.50 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.50 GHz
3.20 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.50 GHz


NPU AI performance The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
Intel Core i5-1030NG7	Characteristic	Intel Pentium Gold 7505
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--
--	NPU + CPU + iGPU	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU) The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4)
0.30 GHz	GPU frequency	0.30 GHz
1.05 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.25 GHz
11	GPU Generation	11
14 nm	Technology	10 nm
3	Max. displays	4
64	Compute units	48
512	Shader	384
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
32 GB	Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
12	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.
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4)
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	Decode
No	Codec AV1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i5-1030NG7 supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold 7505 can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Core i5-1030NG7	Characteristic	Intel Pentium Gold 7505
LPDDR4-3733	Memory	LPDDR4-3733, DDR4-3200
32 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
59.6 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
6.00 MB	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	3.0
16	PCIe lanes	16
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	15.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-1030NG7 has a TDP of 10 W, that of the Intel Pentium Gold 7505 is 15 W.
Intel Core i5-1030NG7	Characteristic	Intel Pentium Gold 7505
10 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	28 W
--	TDP down	12 W
100 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i5-1030NG7 has a 6.00 MB cache, while the Intel Pentium Gold 7505 cache has a total of 4.00 MB.
Intel Core i5-1030NG7	Characteristic	Intel Pentium Gold 7505
10 nm	Technology	10 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 1526	Socket	BGA 1526
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems
Q2/2020	Release date	Q4/2020
--	Release price	193 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-1030NG7 (92%)

Intel Pentium Gold 7505 (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-1030NG7 (99%)

Intel Pentium Gold 7505 (88%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-1030NG7 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	1073 (99%)
	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.


	Intel Core i5-1030NG7 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	2963 (100%)
	Intel Pentium Gold 7505 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	2284 (77%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-1030NG7 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	1239 (85%)
	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.


	Intel Core i5-1030NG7 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	2864 (98%)
	Intel Pentium Gold 7505 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	2927 (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.


	Intel Core i5-1030NG7 Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 @ 1.05 GHz	1075 (100%)
	Intel Pentium Gold 7505 Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4) @ 1.25 GHz	960 (89%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-1030NG7 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	5966 (100%)
	Intel Pentium Gold 7505 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	5278 (88%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-1030NG7 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	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.


	Intel Core i5-1030NG7 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Pentium Gold 7505 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	142 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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.


	Intel Core i5-1030NG7 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	1049 (100%)
	Intel Pentium Gold 7505 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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.


	Intel Core i5-1030NG7 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	4189 (100%)
	Intel Pentium Gold 7505 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-1030NG7 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	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.


	Intel Core i5-1030NG7 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Pentium Gold 7505 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	1026 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Core i5-1030NG7	Intel Pentium Gold 7505
Apple MacBook Air (2020)	Unknown

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