Intel Pentium Gold 8505 vs Intel Core i3-12100

Last updated: 2023-08-11

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Pentium Gold 8505		Intel Core i3-12100
CPU comparison Intel Pentium Gold 8505 or Intel Core i3-12100 - 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 Intel Core i3-12100 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-12100 was released in Q1/2022.

Intel Pentium	Family	Intel Core i3
Intel Pentium Gold 8000	CPU group	Intel Core i 12000
12	Generation	12
Alder Lake U	Architecture	Alder Lake S
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
Intel Pentium Gold 7505	Predecessor	Intel Core i3-11100B
--	Successor	Intel Core i3-13100

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The 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 Intel Core i3-12100 has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-12100 is at 0.90 GHz (3.30 GHz).
Intel Pentium Gold 8505	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-12100
5	Cores	4
6	Threads	8
hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.20 GHz (4.40 GHz) 1x Golden Cove	A-Core	3.30 GHz (4.30 GHz) 4x Golden Cove
0.90 GHz (3.30 GHz) 4x Gracemont	B-Core	--
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 8505	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-12100
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Pentium Gold 8505 or Intel Core i3-12100 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.
Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU)	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 730
0.20 GHz	GPU frequency	0.30 GHz
1.10 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.40 GHz
12	GPU Generation	12
10 nm	Technology	14 nm
3	Max. displays	3
48	Compute units	24
384	Shader	192
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 12th Gen (48 EU)	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 730
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	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The 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 Intel Core i3-12100 supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 76.8 GB/s.
Intel Pentium Gold 8505	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-12100
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200	Memory	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
64 GB	Max. Memory	128 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
83.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
No	ECC	No
3.25 MB	L2 Cache	5.00 MB
8.00 MB	L3 Cache	12.00 MB
4.0	PCIe version	5.0
20	PCIe lanes	20
39.4 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	78.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium Gold 8505 is 15 W, while the Intel Core i3-12100 has a TDP of 60 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Pentium Gold 8505	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-12100
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	60 W
55 W	TDP (PL2)	89 W
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Pentium Gold 8505 is manufactured in 10 nm and has 11.25 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-12100 is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 17.00 MB cache.
Intel Pentium Gold 8505	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-12100
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, AVX2+
BGA 1744	Socket	LGA 1700
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2022	Release date	Q1/2022
193 $	Release price	122 $

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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 8505 5C 6T @ 4.40 GHz	1550 (90%)
	Intel Core i3-12100 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1716 (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 Pentium Gold 8505 5C 6T @ 1.60 GHz	4055 (63%)
	Intel Core i3-12100 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	6422 (100%)

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 8505 5C 6T @ 4.40 GHz	2146 (99%)
	Intel Core i3-12100 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	2157 (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 Pentium Gold 8505 5C 6T @ 1.60 GHz	4722 (64%)
	Intel Core i3-12100 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	7428 (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 Pentium Gold 8505 Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) @ 1.10 GHz	844 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-12100 Intel UHD Graphics 730 @ 1.40 GHz	538 (64%)

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 8505 5C 6T @ 1.60 GHz	8935 (64%)
	Intel Core i3-12100 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	13880 (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 Pentium Gold 8505 5C 6T @ 4.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-12100 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1658 (100%)

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 Pentium Gold 8505 5C 6T @ 1.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-12100 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	8443 (100%)

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 8505 5C 6T @ 4.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-12100 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	642 (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 Pentium Gold 8505 5C 6T @ 1.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-12100 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	3204 (100%)

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 Pentium Gold 8505 5C 6T @ 4.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-12100 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	242 (100%)

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 Pentium Gold 8505 5C 6T @ 1.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-12100 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	1204 (100%)

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