Intel Pentium 6405U vs Intel Core i7-4600M

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 6405U and Intel Core i7-4600M 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 i7-4600M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 6405U

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 32 GB
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 37 Watt

Launch date	1 Oct 2019 vs 4 June 2013
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 32 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 37 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4600M

2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3188 vs 2356
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1859 vs 1378

Specifications (specs)
L3 cache	4096 KB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3188 vs 2356
PassMark - Single thread mark	1859 vs 1378

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium 6405U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4600M

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2356

3188

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1378

1859

Name	Intel Pentium 6405U	Intel Core i7-4600M
PassMark - CPU mark	2356	3188
PassMark - Single thread mark	1378	1859
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		784
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1655
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		7.457
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		7.984
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.316
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.819
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.181
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		604
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3005
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3032
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		604
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3005
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3032

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 6405U	Intel Core i7-4600M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Haswell
Launch date	1 Oct 2019	4 June 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$346
Place in performance rating	1831	1825
Processor Number	6405U	i7-4600M
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.90 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	4096 KB
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		130 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		100 °C
Maximum frequency		3.60 GHz
Transistor count		960 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133	DDR3L 1333/1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz	400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	950 MHz	1.30 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® HD Graphics 4600
Device ID		0x416
Graphics max frequency		1.3 GHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		2880x1800@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	37.5mm x 37.5mm x 4.7mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1528	FCPGA946
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	37 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	16
PCI Express revision	2.0	3
PCIe configurations	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1	1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 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)
Anti-Theft technology
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
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™)