Intel Pentium Gold G6400E Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Pentium Gold G6400E 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 G6400E, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1200 socket.
Name: Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
Family: Intel Pentium
Group: Intel Pentium G6000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 10

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium Gold G6400E has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold G6400E is 3.8 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 4
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.8 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium Gold G6400E has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Pentium Gold G6400E 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 38.4 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2400
Max. Memory: 128.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 38.4 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 G6400E 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: 79 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Celeron G6900E
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
3963
3963
Intel Core i3-10110U
2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
3962
3962
Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
3956
3956
MediaTek Helio G96
NoneC NoneT @ --
3945
3945
Intel Core i5-7260U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
3944
3944

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-860
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
2039
2039
AMD Ryzen 3 5125C
2C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
2036
2036
Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
2036
2036
AMD Ryzen 3 5125C
2C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
2036
2036
Intel Core i7-870S
4C 8T @ 2.66 GHz
2034
2034

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
940
940
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
940
940
Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
940
940
Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
940
940
Intel Core i3-6300
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
940
940

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-7287U
2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
401
401
AMD Athlon 240GE
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
397
397
Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
397
397
AMD Athlon 240GE
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
397
397
Intel Pentium Gold G5420
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
395
395

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-10500T
6C 12T @ 2.3 GHz
396
396
Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
395
395
Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
395
395
Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
395
395
Intel Core i5-8257U
4C 8T @ 1.4 GHz
391
391

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-8200Y
2C 4T @ 1.3 GHz
158
158
Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 1.2 GHz
158
158
Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
158
158
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
158
158
Intel Core i5-7287U
2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
158
158