Pentium Gold 5405U vs Celeron 3965U

Aggregate performance score

Celeron 3965U
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.11
Pentium Gold 5405U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.51
+36%

Pentium Gold 5405U outperforms Celeron 3965U by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 3965U and Pentium Gold 5405U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24012149
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Pentium, Pentium Gold
Power efficiency6.879.35
Architecture codenameKaby Lake-U (2017)Whiskey Lake-U (2018−2019)
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)23 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$161

Detailed specifications

Celeron 3965U and Pentium Gold 5405U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus typeOPIOPI
Bus rate4 GT/s4 GT/s
Multiplier2223
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache512 KB512 KB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size98.7 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 3965U and Pentium Gold 5405U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1356,FPBGA1356FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 3965U and Pentium Gold 5405U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
My WiFi++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Smart Response++

Security technologies

Celeron 3965U and Pentium Gold 5405U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX+-
Identity Protection-+
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 3965U and Pentium Gold 5405U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 3965U and Pentium Gold 5405U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 610Intel® UHD Graphics for 8th Generation Intel® Processors
Max video memory32 GB32 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency900 MHz950 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 3965U and Pentium Gold 5405U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron 3965U and Pentium Gold 5405U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 3965U and Pentium Gold 5405U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.44.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 3965U and Pentium Gold 5405U.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes1612

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.

Celeron 3965U 1.11
Pentium Gold 5405U 1.51
+36%

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.

Celeron 3965U 1732
Pentium Gold 5405U 2357
+36.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.11 1.51
Recency 3 January 2017 23 January 2019
Threads 2 4

Pentium Gold 5405U has a 36% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 100% more threads.

The Pentium Gold 5405U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 3965U in performance tests.


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