Intel Pentium Gold 5405U vs Intel Core i3-7130U

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold 5405U and Intel Core i3-7130U 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 - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Pentium Gold 5405U

Intel Core i3-7130U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold 5405U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later

Launch date	23 January 2019 vs 2 July 2017

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-7130U

Around 17% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1569 vs 1319
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3021 vs 2267
Around 35% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1324 vs 983
Around 35% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1324 vs 983
Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2186 vs 1954
Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2186 vs 1954
Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 4201 vs 3998
Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 4201 vs 3998

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
L3 cache	3 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1569 vs 1319
PassMark - CPU mark	3021 vs 2267
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1324 vs 983
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1324 vs 983
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2186 vs 1954
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2186 vs 1954
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4201 vs 3998
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4201 vs 3998

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-7130U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1319

1569

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2267

3021

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

983

1324

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

983

1324

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1954

2186

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1954

2186

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3998

4201

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3998

4201

Name	Intel Pentium Gold 5405U	Intel Core i3-7130U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1319	1569
PassMark - CPU mark	2267	3021
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	983	1324
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	983	1324
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1954	2186
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1954	2186
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3998	4201
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3998	4201
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		639
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1426

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold 5405U	Intel Core i3-7130U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Whiskey Lake	Kaby Lake
Launch date	23 January 2019	2 July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$281
Place in performance rating	1264	1290
Processor Number	5405U	i3-7130U
Series	Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor Series	7th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Price now		$281
Value for money (0-100)		4.23
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	2.70 GHz
Bus Speed	4 GT/s OPI	4 GT/s OPI
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	2 MB	3 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	4
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Graphics
Device ID	0x3EA1	0x5916
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	950 MHz	1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency	950 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	32 GB	32 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® UHD Graphics 610	Intel® HD Graphics 620
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12.5 W
Configurable TDP-down	12.5 W	7.5 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	800 MHz	800 MHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	46x24	42mm X 24mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1528	FCBGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	12
PCI Express revision	2.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1	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)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)