Intel Pentium Gold 5405U vs Intel Core i7-6560U

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold 5405U and Intel Core i7-6560U 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, 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 i7-6560U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold 5405U

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 13% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3998 vs 3536
Around 13% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3998 vs 3536

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 January 2019 vs 1 September 2015
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3998 vs 3536
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3998 vs 3536

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6560U

Around 39% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1680 vs 1305
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3330 vs 2250
2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2285 vs 983
2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2285 vs 983
2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 4075 vs 1954
2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 4075 vs 1954

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
L3 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1680 vs 1305
PassMark - CPU mark	3330 vs 2250
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2285 vs 983
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2285 vs 983
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	4075 vs 1954
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	4075 vs 1954

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6560U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1305

1680

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2250

3330

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

983

2285

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

983

2285

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1954

4075

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1954

4075

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3998

3536

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3998

3536

Name	Intel Pentium Gold 5405U	Intel Core i7-6560U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1305	1680
PassMark - CPU mark	2250	3330
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	983	2285
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	983	2285
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1954	4075
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1954	4075
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3998	3536
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3998	3536
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		726
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1709
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		7.96
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		68.285
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.372
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.519
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		20.348

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold 5405U	Intel Core i7-6560U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Whiskey Lake	Skylake
Launch date	23 January 2019	1 September 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$161
Place in performance rating	1339	1333
Processor Number	5405U	i7-6560U
Series	Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor Series	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	2.20 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	4 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	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	0x1926
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	950 MHz	1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency	950 MHz	1.05 GHz
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® Iris® Graphics 540
eDRAM		64 MB
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	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12.5 W
Configurable TDP-down	12.5 W	9.5 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	800 MHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	46x24	42x24x1.3
Sockets supported	FCBGA1528	BGA
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)