Intel Pentium Gold G6405 vs Intel Core i7-9800X

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G6405 and Intel Core i7-9800X 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Pentium Gold G6405

Intel Core i7-9800X

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G6405

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
2.8x lower typical power consumption: 58 Watt vs 165 Watt

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58 Watt vs 165 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-9800X

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2571 vs 2524
4.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18085 vs 4252

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2571 vs 2524
PassMark - CPU mark	18085 vs 4252

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G6405
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-9800X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2524

2571

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4252

18085

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G6405	Intel Core i7-9800X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2524	2571
PassMark - CPU mark	4252	18085
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1185
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		9409
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		9740

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G6405	Intel Core i7-9800X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Skylake
Launch date	16 Mar 2021	Q4'18
Launch price (MSRP)	$64
Place in performance rating	905	897
Processor Number	G6405	i7-9800X
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series	Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	4.10 GHz	3.80 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95°C
Number of cores	2	8
Number of threads	4	16
Maximum frequency		4.40 GHz
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2666
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
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
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	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58 Watt	165 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C	PCG 2017X
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	44
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only	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® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
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
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)