Intel Pentium Gold 5405U processor review

Intel Pentium Gold 5405U

Pentium Gold 5405U processor released by Intel; release date: 23 January 2019. At the time of release, the processor cost $161. The processor is designed for mobile-computers and based on Whiskey Lake microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 2, threads - 4. Maximum CPU clock speed - 2.3 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 100°C. Manufacturing process technology - 14 nm. Cache size: L1 - 128 KB, L2 - 512 KB, L3 - 2 MB.

Supported memory types: DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866. Maximum memory size: 32 GB.

Supported socket types: FCBGA1528. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 15 Watt.

The processor has integrated graphics Intel® UHD Graphics 610 with the following parameters: maximum frequency - 950 MHz, maximum video memory size - 32 GB.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4870
1309
PassMark
CPU mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
156834
2256
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
9047 Frames
983 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
9047.000 Fps
983.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
7128 Frames
1954 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
7128.000 Fps
1954.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
12887 Frames
3998 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
12887.000 Fps
3998.000 Fps
Name Value
PassMark - Single thread mark 1309
PassMark - CPU mark 2256
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 983 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 983.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 1954 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 1954.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3998 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3998.000 Fps

Integrated graphics – Intel UHD Graphics 610

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1050 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt
Transistor count 189 million

Games performance

F1 2021 (2021)

Low, 1280x72019.70
Medium, 1920x10807.88
High, 1920x10806.26

F1 2020 (2020)

Low, 1280x72017.60
Medium, 1920x10807.54
High, 1920x10805.50

Strange Brigade (2018)

Low, 1280x72018.30
Medium, 1920x10807.70
High, 1920x108010.00
Ultra, 1920x108013.60

Gears Tactics (2020)

Low, 1280x72015.50

Hunt Showdown (2020)

Low, 1280x7208.59

Hearthstone (2020)

Medium, 1920x108030.40
High, 1920x108021.90

Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order (2019)

Medium, 1920x10807.74

Need for Speed Heat (2019)

Low, 1280x7208.00

Ghost Recon Breakpoint (2019)

Low, 1280x7206.00

FIFA 20 (2019)

Low, 1280x72027.50

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

Low, 1024x76857.90
Medium, 1366x76842.10

Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)

Low, 1280x72016.90
Medium, 1920x10805.00

F1 2019 (2019)

Low, 1280x72016.60

Anno 1800 (2019)

Low, 1280x72010.40

Dirt Rally 2.0 (2019)

Low, 1280x72024.15

Far Cry New Dawn (2019)

Low, 1280x7207.50
Medium, 1920x10804.00
High, 1920x10804.00

Battlefield V (2018)

Low, 1280x7206.82

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

Low, 1280x7209.00

Far Cry 5 (2018)

Low, 1280x7207.50
Medium, 1920x10804.00
High, 1920x10803.00

X-Plane 11.11 (2018)

Low, 1280x72010.23
Medium, 1920x10809.02
High, 1920x10807.10

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)

Low, 1280x7207.73
Medium, 1920x10803.53
High, 1920x10803.53

Fortnite (2018)

Low, 1280x72023.80

Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017)

Low, 1280x72014.00

Rocket League (2017)

Low, 1280x72020.30

Overwatch (2016)

Low, 1280x72024.80
Medium, 1366x76817.70

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

Low, 1024x76824.20
Medium, 1366x76815.10

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Low, 1280x72058.75
Medium, 1366x76827.40
High, 1920x108011.70
Ultra, 1920x108010.65

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x76810.25
Medium, 1366x7687.68
High, 1920x10804.18

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x76823.20
Medium, 1366x76821.05
High, 1920x10805.97

Diablo III (2012)

Low, 1024x76838.90
Medium, 1366x76826.20

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture codename Whiskey Lake
Launch date 23 January 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $161
Place in performance rating 1335
Processor Number 5405U
Series Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor Series
Status Launched
Vertical segment Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.30 GHz
Bus Speed 4 GT/s OPI
L1 cache 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB
L3 cache 2 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Maximum frequency 2.3 GHz
Number of cores 2
Number of threads 4

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866

Graphics

Device ID 0x3EA1
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 950 MHz
Graphics max frequency 950 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 32 GB
Processor graphics Intel® UHD Graphics 610

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 12.5 W
Configurable TDP-down 12.5 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 800 MHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 46x24
Sockets supported FCBGA1528
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 12
PCI Express revision 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)