Intel Pentium Gold 5405U vs Intel Core i5-6300HQ

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold 5405U and Intel Core i5-6300HQ 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

Intel Pentium Gold 5405U

Intel Core i5-6300HQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold 5405U

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 4 month(s) later
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Launch date	23 January 2019 vs 1 September 2015
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6300HQ

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 39% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 32 GB
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1787 vs 1301
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4688 vs 2259
Around 39% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1369 vs 983
Around 39% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1369 vs 983
Around 40% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2740 vs 1954
Around 40% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2740 vs 1954
Around 18% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 4726 vs 3998
Around 18% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 4726 vs 3998

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	6 MB vs 2 MB
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1787 vs 1301
PassMark - CPU mark	4688 vs 2259
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1369 vs 983
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1369 vs 983
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2740 vs 1954
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2740 vs 1954
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4726 vs 3998
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4726 vs 3998

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-6300HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1301

1787

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2259

4688

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

983

1369

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

983

1369

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1954

2740

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1954

2740

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3998

4726

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3998

4726

Name	Intel Pentium Gold 5405U	Intel Core i5-6300HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	1301	1787
PassMark - CPU mark	2259	4688
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	983	1369
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	983	1369
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1954	2740
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1954	2740
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3998	4726
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3998	4726
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		743
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2417
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2633
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		11.014
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		98.692
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.785
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		23.544

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold 5405U	Intel Core i5-6300HQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Whiskey Lake	Skylake
Launch date	23 January 2019	1 September 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$250
Place in performance rating	1341	1414
Processor Number	5405U	i5-6300HQ
Series	Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor Series	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	2.30 GHz
Bus Speed	4 GT/s OPI	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	2 MB	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4	4
Die size		122 mm
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	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Graphics
Device ID	0x3EA1	0x191B
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	950 MHz	950 MHz
Graphics max frequency	950 MHz	950 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	32 GB	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® UHD Graphics 610	Intel® HD Graphics 530
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	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Max resolution over WiDi		1080p
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12.5 W
Configurable TDP-down	12.5 W	35 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	800 MHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	46x24	42mm x 28mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1528	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	16
PCI Express revision	2.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 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)
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)