Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Pentium Gold G6400 features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2020 and belongs to the 10 generation of the Intel Pentium series. To use the Intel Pentium Gold G6400, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1200 socket.
Name: Intel Pentium Gold G6400
Family: Intel Pentium
Group: Intel Pentium G6000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 10

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium Gold G6400 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold G6400 is 4.0 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 4
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 4.0 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium Gold G6400 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Pentium Gold G6400 uses the Intel HD 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 name: Intel HD Graphics 610
GPU frequency: 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.05 GHz
Execution units: 12
Shaders: 96
Max. GPU Memory: 32.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 9.5
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Release date: Q3/2016

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
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 128.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 42.7 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2666
Max. Memory: 128.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 42.7 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 58 W watts. 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.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 58 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium Gold G6400 is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 4.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1200
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 4.0 MB
Architecture: Comet Lake S
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date: Q2/2020
Release price: 77 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i7-7660U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
4132
4132
Intel Core i5-7287U
2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
4129
4129
Intel Pentium Gold G6400
2C 4T @ 4.0 GHz
4129
4129
Intel Core i5-7287U
2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
4129
4129
Intel Core i5-2550k
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
4120
4120

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Pentium Gold G5600
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
2190
2190
Intel Pentium Gold G5600F
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
2190
2190
Intel Pentium Gold G6400
2C 4T @ 4.0 GHz
2184
2184
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T
6C 6T @ 2.8 GHz
2182
2182
MediaTek Dimensity 800
8C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
2176
2176

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
NoneC NoneT @ --
1823
1823
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
1811
1811
Intel Pentium Gold G6400
2C 4T @ 4.0 GHz
1811
1811
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
1811
1811
Intel Core i5-2380P
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
1802
1802

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-3330
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
1201
1201
Intel Core i5-2320
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
1194
1194
Intel Pentium Gold G6400
2C 4T @ 4.0 GHz
1182
1182
Intel Core i5-2310
4C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
1151
1151
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
1151
1151

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-7567U
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
1033
1033
AMD Athlon 300GE
2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
1032
1032
Intel Pentium Gold G6400
2C 4T @ 4.0 GHz
1032
1032
AMD Athlon 300GE
2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
1032
1032
Intel Xeon Gold 6150
18C 36T @ 2.7 GHz
1031
1031

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Apple A10 Fusion
4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz
853
853
Intel Core m3-7Y30
2C 4T @ 1.0 GHz
851
851
Intel Pentium Gold G6400
2C 4T @ 4.0 GHz
849
849
Intel Core i5-5250U
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
845
845
Intel Core i5-5200U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
845
845

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-1115G4
2C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
417
417
Intel Xeon X3440
4C 8T @ 2.53 GHz
416
416
Intel Pentium Gold G6400
2C 4T @ 4.0 GHz
416
416
Intel Xeon X3440
4C 8T @ 2.53 GHz
416
416
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
414
414

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-8365UE
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
415
415
Intel Xeon W-3225
8C 16T @ 3.7 GHz
415
415
Intel Pentium Gold G6400
2C 4T @ 4.0 GHz
415
415
Intel Core i5-10600T
6C 12T @ 2.4 GHz
415
415
Intel Xeon W-3225
8C 16T @ 3.7 GHz
415
415

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon W-2123
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
166
166
Intel Xeon W-2133
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
166
166
Intel Pentium Gold G6400
2C 4T @ 4.0 GHz
166
166
Intel Core i7-6785R
4C 8T @ 3.3 GHz
166
166
Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
166
166