Intel Pentium Gold G6400T Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Pentium Gold G6400T 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 G6400T, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1200 socket.
Name: Intel Pentium Gold G6400T
Family: Intel Pentium
Group: Intel Pentium G6000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 10

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium Gold G6400T has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold G6400T is 3.4 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 4
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.4 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium Gold G6400T has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Pentium Gold G6400T 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 35 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): 35 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: 25 W
Tjunction max: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium Gold G6400T 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 Pentium G4600
2C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
3602
3602
Intel Core i3-4360
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
3592
3592
Intel Pentium Gold G6400T
2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
3592
3592
Intel Core i3-4360
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
3592
3592
Intel Core i3-4170
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
3585
3585

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
1822
1822
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
1822
1822
Intel Pentium Gold G6400T
2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
1821
1821
MediaTek Helio G99
NoneC NoneT @ --
1814
1814
MediaTek Helio G96
NoneC NoneT @ --
1813
1813

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-870
4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz
1541
1541
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
2C 2T @ 2.3 GHz
1524
1524
Intel Pentium Gold G6400T
2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
1515
1515
UNISOC T618
NoneC NoneT @ --
1513
1513
Intel Core i3-5020U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
1507
1507

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i3-7100T
2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
871
871
Intel Core i3-7101TE
2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
871
871
Intel Pentium Gold G6400T
2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
871
871
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
871
871
Intel Core i3-7101TE
2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
871
871

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Celeron J6412
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
735
735
Intel Core i7-3770S
4C 8T @ 3.1 GHz
734
734
Intel Pentium Gold G6400T
2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
734
734
Intel Core i7-3770S
4C 8T @ 3.1 GHz
734
734
Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
NoneC NoneT @ --
732
732

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 1600
6C 12T @ 3.2 GHz
357
357
Intel Core i7-6820HQ
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
357
357
Intel Pentium Gold G6400T
2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
356
356
Intel Core i7-8705G
4C 8T @ 3.1 GHz
355
355
Intel Core i7-4770
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
355
355

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
355
355
AMD Phenom II X4 970
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
355
355
Intel Pentium Gold G6400T
2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
355
355
AMD Phenom II X4 970
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
355
355
Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
355
355

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-7300HQ
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
143
143
Intel Core i7-4810MQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
143
143
Intel Pentium Gold G6400T
2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
143
143
Intel Core i7-4810MQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
143
143
Intel Core i5-7300HQ
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
143
143