Intel Pentium Gold 5405U vs Intel Core i5-450M

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold 5405U and Intel Core i5-450M 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 i5-450M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold 5405U

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 7 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 8 GB
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1301 vs 1050
Around 81% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2259 vs 1251

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 January 2019 vs 1 June 2010
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 8 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1301 vs 1050
PassMark - CPU mark	2259 vs 1251

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-450M

Around 16% higher clock speed: 2.66 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	2.66 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
L3 cache	3072 KB vs 2 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-450M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1301

1050

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2259

1251

Name	Intel Pentium Gold 5405U	Intel Core i5-450M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1301	1050
PassMark - CPU mark	2259	1251
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	983
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	983
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1954
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1954
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3998
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3998
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		376
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		785

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold 5405U	Intel Core i5-450M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Whiskey Lake	Arrandale
Launch date	23 January 2019	1 June 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$32
Place in performance rating	1341	2646
Processor Number	5405U	i5-450M
Series	Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Price now		$31.95
Value for money (0-100)		19.49
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	4 GT/s OPI	2.5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	2 MB	3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz	2.66 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	4
Die size		81 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
Transistor count		382 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	17.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866	DDR3 800/1066
Graphics
Device ID	0x3EA1
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz	500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	950 MHz	766 MHz
Graphics max frequency	950 MHz	766 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	32 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® UHD Graphics 610	Intel HD Graphics
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	2
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	12.5 W
Configurable TDP-down	12.5 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	800 MHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	46x24	rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm, BGA 34mmx28mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1528	PGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	16
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1	1x16
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 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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
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)