Pentium Gold G6405 vs A10-5800K

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Aggregate performance score

A10-5800K
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.87
Pentium Gold G6405
2021
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.67
+42.8%

Pentium Gold G6405 outperforms A10-5800K by a considerable 43% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-5800K and Pentium Gold G6405 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19951721
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.35no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.774.35
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Comet Lake-R (2021)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$122$64

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A10-5800K and Pentium Gold G6405 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.8 GHz4.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C72 °C
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A10-5800K and Pentium Gold G6405 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFM21200
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-5800K and Pentium Gold G6405. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

A10-5800K and Pentium Gold G6405 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-5800K and Pentium Gold G6405 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-5800K and Pentium Gold G6405. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2666

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 7660D (800 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 610

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-5800K and Pentium Gold G6405.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A10-5800K 1.87
Pentium Gold G6405 2.67
+42.8%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A10-5800K 2963
Pentium Gold G6405 4244
+43.2%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A10-5800K 451
Pentium Gold G6405 845
+87.4%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A10-5800K 1094
Pentium Gold G6405 1725
+57.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.87 2.67
Integrated graphics card 1.32 1.89
Recency 2 October 2012 16 March 2021
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 15 Watt

A10-5800K has 100% more physical cores.

Pentium Gold G6405, on the other hand, has a 42.8% higher aggregate performance score, 43.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 566.7% lower power consumption.

The Pentium Gold G6405 is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-5800K in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between A10-5800K and Pentium Gold G6405, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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