Intel Pentium Gold 8505 | Apple A16 Bionic | |
CPU comparisonIntel Pentium Gold 8505 or Apple A16 Bionic - 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 Pentium Gold 8505 has 5 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold 8505 was released in Q1/2022. The Apple A16 Bionic has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.46 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Apple A16 Bionic was released in Q3/2022. |
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Intel Pentium (150) | Family | Apple A series (22) |
Intel Pentium Gold 8000 (2) | CPU group | Apple A16 (1) |
12 | Generation | 16 |
Alder Lake U | Architecture | A16 |
Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
Intel Pentium Gold 7505 | Predecessor | Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) |
-- | Successor | Apple A17 Pro |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Pentium Gold 8505 has 5 CPU cores and can calculate 6 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold 8505 is 1.20 GHz (4.40 GHz) while the Apple A16 Bionic has 6 CPU cores and 6 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple A16 Bionic is at 3.46 GHz. |
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Intel Pentium Gold 8505 | Characteristic | Apple A16 Bionic |
5 | Cores | 6 |
6 | Threads | 6 |
hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
1.20 GHz (4.40 GHz) 1x Golden Cove |
A-Core | 3.46 GHz 2x Everest |
0.90 GHz (3.30 GHz) 4x Gracemont |
B-Core | 2.02 GHz 4x Sawtooth |
NPU AI performanceThe 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. |
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Intel Pentium Gold 8505 | Characteristic | Apple A16 Bionic |
-- | AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine |
-- | AI specifications | 16 Neural cores @ 17 TOPS |
-- | NPU + CPU + iGPU | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The Intel Pentium Gold 8505 or Apple A16 Bionic has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. |
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Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) | GPU | Apple A16 (5 GPU Cores) |
0.20 GHz | GPU frequency | 1.34 GHz |
1.10 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
12 | GPU Generation | 13 |
10 nm | Technology | 4 nm |
3 | Max. displays | 3 |
48 | Compute units | 20 |
384 | Shader | 640 |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
64 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 6 GB |
12 | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) | GPU | Apple A16 (5 GPU Cores) |
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 | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
Decode | Codec AV1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | Decode |
Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Pentium Gold 8505 can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 83.2 GB/s. The Apple A16 Bionic supports up to 6 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s. |
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Intel Pentium Gold 8505 | Characteristic | Apple A16 Bionic |
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 | Memory | LPDDR5-6400 |
64 GB | Max. Memory | 6 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 1 (Single Channel) |
83.2 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s |
No | ECC | No |
3.25 MB | L2 Cache | 20.00 MB |
8.00 MB | L3 Cache | 24.00 MB |
4.0 | PCIe version | -- |
20 | PCIe lanes | -- |
39.4 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium Gold 8505 is 15 W, while the Apple A16 Bionic has a TDP of 7.25 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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Intel Pentium Gold 8505 | Characteristic | Apple A16 Bionic |
15 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 7.25 W |
55 W | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
100 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Pentium Gold 8505 is manufactured in 10 nm and has 11.25 MB cache. The Apple A16 Bionic is manufactured in 4 nm and has a 44.00 MB cache. |
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Intel Pentium Gold 8505 | Characteristic | Apple A16 Bionic |
10 nm | Technology | 4 nm |
Monolithic | Chip design | Chiplet |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8.6-A (64 bit) |
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 | ISA extensions | -- |
BGA 1744 | Socket | -- |
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | None |
Yes | AES-NI | No |
Operating systems | iOS | |
Q1/2022 | Release date | Q3/2022 |
193 $ | Release price | -- |
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Intel Pentium Gold 8505
5C 6T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold 8505
5C 6T @ 1.60 GHz |
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Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold 8505
5C 6T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold 8505
5C 6T @ 1.60 GHz |
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Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold 8505
Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) @ 1.10 GHz |
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Apple A16 Bionic
Apple A16 (5 GPU Cores) @ 1.34 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold 8505
5C 6T @ 1.20 GHz |
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Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold 8505
5C 6T @ 1.20 GHz |
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Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold 8505
5C 6T @ 1.60 GHz |
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Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold 8505
5C 6T @ 1.20 GHz |
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Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Intel Pentium Gold 8505 | Apple A16 Bionic |
Unknown | Apple iPhone 14 Pro Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max |