Pentium Gold G6405 vs A8-7650K

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Aggregate performance score

A8-7650K
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.97
Pentium Gold G6405
2021
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.67
+35.5%

Pentium Gold G6405 outperforms A8-7650K by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-7650K and Pentium Gold G6405 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19441721
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.31no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.964.36
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Comet Lake-R (2021)
Release date7 January 2015 (9 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$152$64

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A8-7650K 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 speed3.3 GHz4.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size245 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature72 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors2,411 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A8-7650K 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
SocketFM2+1200
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-7650K and Pentium Gold G6405. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE1-4a, AVX, AES, FMA4, VTno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

A8-7650K 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 A8-7650K and Pentium Gold G6405 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-7650K and Pentium Gold G6405. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR4-2666
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics 610
iGPU core count6no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์384no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-7650K and Pentium Gold G6405 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-7650K and Pentium Gold G6405 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-7650K and Pentium Gold G6405.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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.

A8-7650K 1.97
Pentium Gold G6405 2.67
+35.5%

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.

A8-7650K 3132
Pentium Gold G6405 4244
+35.5%

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.

A8-7650K 420
Pentium Gold G6405 845
+101%

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.

A8-7650K 1046
Pentium Gold G6405 1725
+64.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.97 2.67
Recency 7 January 2015 16 March 2021
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

A8-7650K has 100% more physical cores.

Pentium Gold G6405, on the other hand, has a 35.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

The Pentium Gold G6405 is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-7650K in performance tests.


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