Intel Pentium Gold 7505 vs AMD Athlon II X3 440

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Intel Pentium Gold 7505 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon II X3 440
Intel Pentium Gold 7505 AMD Athlon II X3 440

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium Gold 7505 and the AMD Athlon II X3 440 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Pentium Gold 7505 2 core processor released in Q4/2020 with the AMD Athlon II X3 440 which has 3 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2010.
Intel Pentium (150) Family AMD Athlon II (52)
Intel Pentium 7000 (1) CPU group AMD Athlon II X3 (Rana) (12)
11 Generation 1
Tiger Lake U Architecture Rana
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
Intel Pentium Gold 8505 Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium Gold 7505 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (3.50 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The AMD Athlon II X3 440 clocks with 3.00 GHz, has 3 CPU cores and can calculate 3 threads in parallel.

Intel Pentium Gold 7505 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 440
2 Cores 3
4 Threads 3
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 Pentium Gold 7505 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 440
-- 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 (Tiger Lake G4) GPU no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
1.25 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
11 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology
4 Max. displays
48 Compute units --
384 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

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

Memory & PCIe

Up to 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Pentium Gold 7505, while the AMD Athlon II X3 440 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.

Intel Pentium Gold 7505 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 440
LPDDR4-3733, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR3-1333
64 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.50 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Pentium Gold 7505 has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the AMD Athlon II X3 440 is 95 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Pentium Gold 7505 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 440
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 95 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
28 W TDP up --
12 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium Gold 7505 has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of AMD Athlon II X3 440 is at 1.50 MB. The processor is manufactured in 45 nm.

Intel Pentium Gold 7505 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 440
10 nm Technology 45 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
BGA 1526 Socket AM3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2020 Release date Q1/2010
193 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

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 Pentium Gold 7505 Intel Pentium Gold 7505
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1089 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 440 AMD Athlon II X3 440
3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz
374 (34%)

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 Pentium Gold 7505 Intel Pentium Gold 7505
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
2284 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 440 AMD Athlon II X3 440
3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz
944 (41%)

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 Pentium Gold 7505 Intel Pentium Gold 7505
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
5278 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 440 AMD Athlon II X3 440
3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz
1715 (32%)

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 Pentium Gold 7505 Intel Pentium Gold 7505
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
63 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 440 AMD Athlon II X3 440
3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Pentium Gold 7505 Intel Pentium Gold 7505
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
142 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 440 AMD Athlon II X3 440
3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Pentium Gold 7505 Intel Pentium Gold 7505
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1465 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 440 AMD Athlon II X3 440
3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Pentium Gold 7505 Intel Pentium Gold 7505
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
2927 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 440 AMD Athlon II X3 440
3C 3T @ 3.00 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 Pentium Gold 7505 Intel Pentium Gold 7505
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
427 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 440 AMD Athlon II X3 440
3C 3T @ 3.00 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 Pentium Gold 7505 Intel Pentium Gold 7505
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1026 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 440 AMD Athlon II X3 440
3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Pentium Gold 7505 Intel Pentium Gold 7505
Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4) @ 1.25 GHz
960 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 440 AMD Athlon II X3 440
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium Gold 7505 AMD Athlon II X3 440
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