Intel Pentium 6405U vs Intel Core i5-4308U

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 6405U and Intel Core i5-4308U 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, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Pentium 6405U

Intel Core i5-4308U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 6405U

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 2 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 16 GB
Around 87% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 28 Watt

Launch date	1 Oct 2019 vs 21 July 2014
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 16 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 28 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4308U

Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2946 vs 2352
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1832 vs 1376

Specifications (specs)
L3 cache	3 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2946 vs 2352
PassMark - Single thread mark	1832 vs 1376

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium 6405U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4308U

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2352

2946

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1376

1832

Name	Intel Pentium 6405U	Intel Core i5-4308U
PassMark - CPU mark	2352	2946
PassMark - Single thread mark	1376	1832
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		800
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1735
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.3
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		39.082
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.262
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.074
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.711
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1113
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2184
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3958
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1113
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2184
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3958

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 6405U	Intel Core i5-4308U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Haswell
Launch date	1 Oct 2019	21 July 2014
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$315
Place in performance rating	1832	1836
Processor Number	6405U	i5-4308U
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	4 GT/s	5 GT/s DMI2
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	2 MB	3 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100 °C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	4
Die size		181 mm
Maximum frequency		3.30 GHz
Transistor count		1300 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133	DDR3L-1333, 1600; LPDDR3-1333, 1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz	200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	950 MHz	1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	32 GB	2 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics	Intel® Iris® Graphics 5100
Device ID		0xA2E
Graphics max frequency		1.2 GHz
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	3280x2000@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	11.2/12
OpenGL	4.5	4.3
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	12.5 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	800 MHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	46mm x 24mm	40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1528	FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	28 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	12
PCI Express revision	2.0	2
PCIe configurations	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1	4x1, 2x4
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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® TSX-NI
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™)