Intel Pentium Gold G6505T vs Intel Core i5-8400

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G6505T and Intel Core i5-8400 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, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G6505T

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Launch date 16 Mar 2021 vs 5 January 2017
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8400

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 6 vs 4
  • 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
  • 2.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2382 vs 2271
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9237 vs 3698
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 2
Number of threads 6 vs 4
L1 cache 256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 1 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache 9 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2382 vs 2271
PassMark - CPU mark 9237 vs 3698

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G6505T
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-8400

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2271
2382
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3698
9237
Name Intel Pentium Gold G6505T Intel Core i5-8400
PassMark - Single thread mark 2271 2382
PassMark - CPU mark 3698 9237
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1048
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4580
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3633
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.68
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 73.097
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.752
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.767
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 10.333
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1826
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3900
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 6201
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1826
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3900
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 6201

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium Gold G6505T Intel Core i5-8400

Essentials

Architecture codename Comet Lake Coffee Lake
Launch date 16 Mar 2021 5 January 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $90 $190
Place in performance rating 1140 1144
Processor Number G6505T i5-8400
Series Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Price now $259
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 13.28

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.60 GHz 2.80 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s 8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache 128 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 1 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 9 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 100°C
Number of cores 2 6
Number of threads 4 6
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz

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 0x9BC8 0x3E92
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 630 Intel® UHD Graphics 630

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 4096x2304@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 12
OpenGL 4.5 4.5

Compatibility

Configurable TDP-down 25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1200 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2015B PCG 2015C (65W)
Low Halogen Options Available

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
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® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)