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.

Intel Pentium 6405U

Intel Core 2 Duo P9500

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: 2352 vs 993
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1376 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	2352 vs 993
PassMark - Single thread mark	1376 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

2352

993

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1376

1057

Name	Intel Pentium 6405U	Intel Core 2 Duo P9500
PassMark - CPU mark	2352	993
PassMark - Single thread mark	1376	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	1832	1831
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)