Intel Pentium 6405U vs Intel Core 2 Duo P9500

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 6405U and Intel Core 2 Duo P9500 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 6405U

  • CPU is newer: launch date 11 year(s) 2 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 45 nm
  • Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 25 Watt
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2356 vs 993
  • Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1378 vs 1057
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 Oct 2019 vs 15 July 2008
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 25 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 2356 vs 993
PassMark - Single thread mark 1378 vs 1057

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo P9500

  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
  • 12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 100°C
L2 cache 6134 KB vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium 6405U
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo P9500

PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2356
993
PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1378
1057
Name Intel Pentium 6405U Intel Core 2 Duo P9500
PassMark - CPU mark 2356 993
PassMark - Single thread mark 1378 1057
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1619
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2630

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium 6405U Intel Core 2 Duo P9500

Essentials

Architecture codename Comet Lake Penryn
Launch date 1 Oct 2019 15 July 2008
Launch price (MSRP) $161 $348
Place in performance rating 1831 1830
Processor Number 6405U P9500
Series Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Price now $998.99
Value for money (0-100) 0.52

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz 2.53 GHz
Bus Speed 4 GT/s 1066 MHz FSB
L1 cache 128 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 6134 KB
L3 cache 2 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 105°C
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 4 2
Die size 107 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB) 1066 MHz
Maximum frequency 2.53 GHz
Transistor count 410 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 300 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

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-down 12.5 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 800 MHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 46mm x 24mm 35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1528 PGA478, BGA479
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 25 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available

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® 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
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching

Virtualization

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