Intel Pentium Gold G6405 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Pentium Gold G6405 features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2021 and belongs to the 10 generation of the Intel Pentium series. To use the Intel Pentium Gold G6405, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1200 socket.
Name: Intel Pentium Gold G6405
Family: Intel Pentium
Group: Intel Pentium G6000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 10

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium Gold G6405 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold G6405 is 4.1 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 4
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 4.1 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium Gold G6405 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Pentium Gold G6405 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 G6405 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: Q1/2021
Release price: 77 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Atom C3958
16C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
4281
4281
Intel Celeron J6413
4C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
4270
4270
Intel Pentium Gold G6405
2C 4T @ 4.1 GHz
4270
4270
Intel Celeron J6413
4C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
4270
4270
Intel Core i3-8109U
2C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
4268
4268

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-3330S
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
2289
2289
Intel Core i7-2635QM
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
2286
2286
Intel Pentium Gold G6405
2C 4T @ 4.1 GHz
2286
2286
Intel Core i7-2635QM
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
2286
2286
AMD Athlon 3000G
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
2285
2285

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-3450S
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
1902
1902
Intel Core i7-940
4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz
1890
1890
Intel Pentium Gold G6405
2C 4T @ 4.1 GHz
1890
1890
Intel Core i7-940
4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz
1890
1890
Intel Core i7-5650U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
1889
1889

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-9300H
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
1060
1060
Intel Core i5-9300HF
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
1060
1060
Intel Pentium Gold G6405
2C 4T @ 4.1 GHz
1060
1060
Intel Xeon Silver 4215R
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
1060
1060
Intel Pentium Gold G6500
2C 4T @ 4.1 GHz
1060
1060

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G
8C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
892
892
Intel Pentium Gold G6500
2C 4T @ 4.1 GHz
890
890
Intel Pentium Gold G6405
2C 4T @ 4.1 GHz
890
890
Intel Pentium Gold G6500
2C 4T @ 4.1 GHz
890
890
Intel Core i5-4278U
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
889
889