Intel Pentium 6405U vs AMD RX-225FB

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 6405U and AMD RX-225FB processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - CPU mark, PassMark - Single thread mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Pentium 6405U

AMD RX-225FB

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 6405U

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 4 month(s) later
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 17 Watt
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2351 vs 892
Around 73% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1371 vs 794

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 Oct 2019 vs 20 May 2014
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 17 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2351 vs 892
PassMark - Single thread mark	1371 vs 794

Reasons to consider the AMD RX-225FB

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium 6405U
CPU 2: AMD RX-225FB

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2351

892

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1371

794

Name	Intel Pentium 6405U	AMD RX-225FB
PassMark - CPU mark	2351	892
PassMark - Single thread mark	1371	794
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.411
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		175.137
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		7.094
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		25.166

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 6405U	AMD RX-225FB
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Bald Eagle
Launch date	1 Oct 2019	20 May 2014
Launch price (MSRP)	$161
Place in performance rating	1846	2104
Processor Number	6405U	RX-225FB
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Family		AMD R-Series
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2200 MHz
Bus Speed	4 GT/s
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	2
Die size		928 mm2
Maximum frequency		3000 MHz
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133	DDR3-1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz	464 MHz
Graphics max dynamic 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	Radeon R4 Graphics
Graphics max frequency		533 MHz
Number of pipelines		192
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	4
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	11.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.2
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	12.5 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	800 MHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	46mm x 24mm	micro-BGA
Sockets supported	FCBGA1528	BGA (FP3)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	17 Watt
Configurable TDP		15-17 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	16
PCI Express revision	2.0	3.0
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® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
AMD Mantle API
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)