Intel Core i9-12900HX vs Intel Pentium Gold 8505

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i9-12900HX CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium Gold 8505
Intel Core i9-12900HX Intel Pentium Gold 8505

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i9-12900HX and the Intel Pentium Gold 8505 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i9-12900HX 16 core processor released in Q2/2022 with the Intel Pentium Gold 8505 which has 5 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2022.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Core i 12000H (23) CPU group Intel Pentium Gold 8000 (2)
12 Generation 12
Alder Lake H Architecture Alder Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Intel Pentium Gold 7505
Intel Core i9-13900HX Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-12900HX is a 16 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (5.00 GHz). The processor can compute 24 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium Gold 8505 clocks with 1.20 GHz (4.40 GHz), has 5 CPU cores and can calculate 6 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i9-12900HX Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 8505
16 Cores 5
24 Threads 6
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz (5.00 GHz)
8x Golden Cove
A-Core 1.20 GHz (4.40 GHz)
1x Golden Cove
1.70 GHz (3.60 GHz)
8x Gracemont
B-Core 0.90 GHz (3.30 GHz)
4x Gracemont

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.

Intel Core i9-12900HX Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 8505
-- 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.

Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU)
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
1.55 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
11 GPU Generation 12
10 nm Technology 10 nm
3 Max. displays 3
32 Compute units 48
256 Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 64 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 UHD Graphics 770 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU)
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 / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
Decode Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 128 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i9-12900HX, while the Intel Pentium Gold 8505 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i9-12900HX Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 8505
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
128 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
83.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 83.2 GB/s
No ECC No
14.00 MB L2 Cache 3.25 MB
30.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 4.0
20 PCIe lanes 20
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i9-12900HX has a TDP of 55 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium Gold 8505 is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i9-12900HX Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 8505
55 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
157 W TDP (PL2) 55 W
86 W TDP up --
45 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-12900HX has 44.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium Gold 8505 is at 11.25 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

Intel Core i9-12900HX Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 8505
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, AVX2+ ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 1744 Socket BGA 1744
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
Q2/2022 Release date Q1/2022
606 $ Release price 193 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900HX (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 8505 (86%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900HX (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 8505 (28%)

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 i9-12900HX Intel Core i9-12900HX
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz
1861 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 8505 Intel Pentium Gold 8505
5C 6T @ 4.40 GHz
1550 (83%)

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 i9-12900HX Intel Core i9-12900HX
16C 24T @ 2.30 GHz
15474 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 8505 Intel Pentium Gold 8505
5C 6T @ 1.60 GHz
4055 (26%)

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 i9-12900HX Intel Core i9-12900HX
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz
2425 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 8505 Intel Pentium Gold 8505
5C 6T @ 4.40 GHz
2146 (88%)

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 i9-12900HX Intel Core i9-12900HX
16C 24T @ 2.30 GHz
14620 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 8505 Intel Pentium Gold 8505
5C 6T @ 1.60 GHz
4722 (32%)

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 i9-12900HX Intel Core i9-12900HX
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.55 GHz
794 (94%)
Intel Pentium Gold 8505 Intel Pentium Gold 8505
Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) @ 1.10 GHz
844 (100%)

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 i9-12900HX Intel Core i9-12900HX
16C 24T @ 2.30 GHz
35642 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 8505 Intel Pentium Gold 8505
5C 6T @ 1.60 GHz
8935 (25%)

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 i9-12900HX Intel Core i9-12900HX
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz
1902 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 8505 Intel Pentium Gold 8505
5C 6T @ 4.40 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 i9-12900HX Intel Core i9-12900HX
16C 24T @ 2.30 GHz
18845 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 8505 Intel Pentium Gold 8505
5C 6T @ 1.60 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 i9-12900HX Intel Core i9-12900HX
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz
736 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 8505 Intel Pentium Gold 8505
5C 6T @ 4.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i9-12900HX Intel Core i9-12900HX
16C 24T @ 2.30 GHz
7197 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 8505 Intel Pentium Gold 8505
5C 6T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 i9-12900HX Intel Core i9-12900HX
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz
274 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 8505 Intel Pentium Gold 8505
5C 6T @ 4.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 i9-12900HX Intel Core i9-12900HX
16C 24T @ 2.30 GHz
2894 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 8505 Intel Pentium Gold 8505
5C 6T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i9-12900HX Intel Pentium Gold 8505
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