Intel Pentium Gold G6400 vs Intel Pentium Gold G5620

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G6400 and Intel Pentium Gold G5620 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.

Intel Pentium Gold G6400

Intel Pentium Gold G5620

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G6400

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	30 Apr 2020 vs February 2019
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2464 vs 2461

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5620

Around 14% lower typical power consumption: 51 Watt vs 58 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4272 vs 4123

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	51 Watt vs 58 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	4272 vs 4123

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G6400
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Gold G5620

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2464

2461

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4123

4272

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G6400	Intel Pentium Gold G5620
PassMark - Single thread mark	2464	2461
PassMark - CPU mark	4123	4272

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G6400	Intel Pentium Gold G5620
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Coffee Lake
Launch date	30 Apr 2020	February 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$64
Place in performance rating	1040	1041
Processor Number	G6400
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	4.00 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L1 cache	128 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum frequency		4 GHz
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x9BA8
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 610	Intel HD Graphics 630
Execution Units		24
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58 Watt	51 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
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)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)