Intel Pentium Gold 6405U vs Intel Pentium Gold 5405U

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Intel Pentium Gold 6405U or Intel Pentium Gold 6405U – which processor offers superior performance? In this comparison, we examine disparities and assess which of these two CPUs outperforms the other. We delve into technical specifications and benchmark outcomes.
The Intel Pentium Gold 5405U features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently.
It was released in Q1/2019 and belongs to the 8 generation of the Intel Pentium series.
To use the Intel Pentium Gold 5405U, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1528 socket.
Group Intel Pentium 5000
-- Generation 8
Intel Pentium Gold 6405U Name Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
-- Segment Mobile
Family Intel Pentium
 
 

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium Gold 5405U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.
The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold 5405U is 2.3 GHz
-- Core architecture normal
None None 2.3 GHz
-- CPU Cores 2
No Overclocking No
No Hyperthreading Yes
None None 2x
-- Threads 4
 
 

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium Gold 6405U does not have integrated graphics.
The Intel Pentium Gold 5405U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short.
Specifically, the Intel Pentium Gold 5405U uses the Intel UHD Graphics 610, which has 96 texture shaders
and 12 execution units.
The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.95 GHz
-- Technology 14 nm
-- Direct X 12
0 bytes Max. GPU Memory 32.0 GB
-- Execution units 12
-- Release date Q4/2017
GPU name Intel UHD Graphics 610
-- Shaders 96
-- GPU frequency 0.3 GHz
-- Generation 9.5
-- Max. displays --
 
 

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

-- AI specifications --
-- AI hardware --
 
 

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
-- h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
-- VP9 Decode / Encode
-- VP8 Decode / Encode
-- VC-1 Decode
-- JPEG Decode / Encode
-- h264 Decode / Encode
-- h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
-- AVC Decode / Encode
-- AV1 No
 
 

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 64.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 34.1 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866
-- Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
No AES-NI Yes
No ECC No
pci PCIe pci
0 bytes Max. Memory 64.0 GB
-- Memory channels 2
 
 

Thermal Management

TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 15 W watts.
None TDP down 12.5 W
None TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- Tjunction max 100 °C
 
 

Technical details

A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU.
A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
The Intel Pentium Gold 5405U is manufactured using a 14 nm process.
In total, this processor boasts a generous 2.0 MB cache.
Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
-- Technology 14 nm
Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
-- Part Number --
-- Chip design Monolithic
-- Release date Q1/2019
-- Release price 161 $
0 bytes L2-Cache 0 bytes
Technical data sheet Documents Technical data sheet
0 bytes L3-Cache 2.0 MB
Socket BGA 1528
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11
-- Architecture Whiskey Lake U