Intel Pentium Gold G6405 vs Intel Core i5-2500T

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G6405 and Intel Core i5-2500T 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Pentium Gold G6405

Intel Core i5-2500T

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G6405

CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 43% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 69.8°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 32 GB
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2447 vs 1485
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4014 vs 2929

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	16 Mar 2021 vs January 2011
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 69.8°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2447 vs 1485
PassMark - CPU mark	4014 vs 2929

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2500T

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
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
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 58 Watt

Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared) vs 4 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 58 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G6405
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2500T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2447

1485

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4014

2929

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G6405	Intel Core i5-2500T
PassMark - Single thread mark	2447	1485
PassMark - CPU mark	4014	2929
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2788
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		7147

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G6405	Intel Core i5-2500T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	16 Mar 2021	January 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$64
Place in performance rating	1044	1060
Processor Number	G6405	i5-2500T
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	4.10 GHz	2.30 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	69.8°C
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4	4
Die size		216 mm
Maximum frequency		3.30 GHz
Transistor count		1160 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Device ID	0x9BA8	0x102
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz	1.25 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 2000
Graphics max frequency		1.25 GHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
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	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58 Watt	45 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)