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

AMD Phenom II X4 B97
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
3987
3987
Intel Core i5-7360U
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
3983
3983
Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
3956
3956
Intel Core i5-3340S
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
3922
3922
Intel Core i7-2675QM
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
3892
3892

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-7360U
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
2055
2055
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
Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 2.8 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
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
940
940

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-7287U
2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
401
401
Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
401
401
Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
397
397
Intel Pentium Gold G5420
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
395
395
Intel Core i7-7560U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
394
394

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-10500T
6C 12T @ 2.3 GHz
396
396
Intel Xeon W-3223
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
396
396
Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
395
395
AMD EPYC 7402
24C 48T @ 2.8 GHz
391
391
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3200G
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
390
390

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-8200Y
2C 4T @ 1.3 GHz
158
158
Intel Core i5-7287U
2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
158
158
Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
158
158
Intel Core i5-7287U
2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
158
158
Intel Core i5-8200Y
2C 4T @ 1.3 GHz
158
158