Intel Pentium Gold G6405 vs Intel Pentium Gold G6400

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G6405 and Intel Pentium Gold G6400 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G6405

  • CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2524 vs 2468
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4252 vs 4124
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 16 Mar 2021 vs 30 Apr 2020
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2524 vs 2468
PassMark - CPU mark 4252 vs 4124

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G6405
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Gold G6400

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2524
2468
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4252
4124
Name Intel Pentium Gold G6405 Intel Pentium Gold G6400
PassMark - Single thread mark 2524 2468
PassMark - CPU mark 4252 4124

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium Gold G6405 Intel Pentium Gold G6400

Essentials

Architecture codename Comet Lake Comet Lake
Launch date 16 Mar 2021 30 Apr 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $64 $64
Place in performance rating 908 938
Processor Number G6405 G6400
Series Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 4.10 GHz 4.00 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s 8 GT/s
L1 cache 128 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 512 KB
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 100°C
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 4 4

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 41.6 GB/s 41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB 128 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2666 DDR4-2666

Graphics

Device ID 0x9BA8 0x9BA8
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.05 GHz 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 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics 610 Intel UHD Graphics 610

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3 3

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 4096x2160@30Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 12
OpenGL 4.5 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 FCLGA1200
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 58 Watt 58 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2015C PCG 2015C

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 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 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

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)