Pentium Gold G6405 vs Apple M1

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M1
2020
8 cores / 8 threads
5.17
+93.6%
Pentium Gold G6405
2021
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.67

Apple M1 outperforms Pentium Gold G6405 by an impressive 94% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing M1 and Pentium Gold G6405 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12061721
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple Apple M-Seriesno data
Power efficiencyno data4.35
Architecture codenameno dataComet Lake-R (2021)
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$64

Detailed specifications

M1 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.064 GHz4.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache2 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache16 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors16000 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on M1 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 configurationno data1
Socketno data1200
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M1 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

M1 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 M1 and Pentium Gold G6405 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M1 and Pentium Gold G6405. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2666

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M1 8-Core GPUIntel UHD Graphics 610

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M1 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.

Apple M1 5.17
+93.6%
Pentium Gold G6405 2.67

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.

Apple M1 8207
+93.4%
Pentium Gold G6405 4244

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.17 2.67
Integrated graphics card 14.49 1.89
Recency 10 November 2020 16 March 2021
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm

Apple M1 has a 93.6% higher aggregate performance score, 666.7% faster integrated GPU, 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium Gold G6405, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months.

The M1 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G6405 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 is a notebook processor while Pentium Gold G6405 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M1 and Pentium Gold G6405, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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