Intel Pentium Gold G7400 vs Intel Pentium Gold G6505T

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G7400 and Intel Pentium Gold G6505T 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 G7400

  • CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 5x 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 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3002 vs 2271
  • Around 82% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6739 vs 3698
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 4 Jan 2022 vs 16 Mar 2021
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 160 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 2.5 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache 6 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3002 vs 2271
PassMark - CPU mark 6739 vs 3698

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G6505T

  • Around 31% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 46 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 46 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G7400
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Gold G6505T

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3002
2271
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6739
3698
Name Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Intel Pentium Gold G6505T
PassMark - Single thread mark 3002 2271
PassMark - CPU mark 6739 3698

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Intel Pentium Gold G6505T

Essentials

Architecture codename Alder Lake Comet Lake
Launch date 4 Jan 2022 16 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $87 $90
Place in performance rating 740 1138
Processor Number G7400 G6505T
Series Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
L1 cache 160 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 2.5 MB 512 KB
L3 cache 6 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 100°C
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 4 4
Base frequency 3.60 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB 128 GB
Supported memory types Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s DDR4-2666

Graphics

Device ID 0x4693 0x9BC8
Execution Units 16
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.35 GHz 1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics 710 Intel UHD Graphics 630
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Max video memory 64 GB

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 4 3

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz 4096x2304@60Hz
4K resolution support

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 12
OpenGL 4.5 4.5

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 45.0 mm x 37.5 mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1700 FCLGA1200
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 46 Watt 35 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2020C PCG 2015B
Configurable TDP-down 25 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 20 16
PCI Express revision 5.0 and 4.0 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2 Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost

Virtualization

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