Pentium Gold 6405U vs Celeron J4125

Aggregate performance score

Celeron J4125
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
1.86
+7.5%
Pentium Gold 6405U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.73

Celeron J4125 outperforms Pentium Gold 6405U by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron J4125 and Pentium Gold 6405U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19822028
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.33no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Comet Lake
Power efficiency17.6010.91
Architecture codenameGemini Lake Refresh (2019)Comet Lake-U (2019−2020)
Release date4 November 2019 (5 years ago)31 October 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron J4125 and Pentium Gold 6405U 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 speed2 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
L1 cache56 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache4 MB (shared)1 MB
L3 cache4 MB2 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size93 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Celeron J4125 and Pentium Gold 6405U 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
SocketFCBGA1090FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron J4125 and Pentium Gold 6405U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift-+
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Celeron J4125 and Pentium Gold 6405U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX+-
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron J4125 and Pentium Gold 6405U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron J4125 and Pentium Gold 6405U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data37.5 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 600Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors
Max video memory8 GB32 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequency750 MHz950 MHz
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron J4125 and Pentium Gold 6405U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVIno data+
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron J4125 and Pentium Gold 6405U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@30Hz4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2160@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2160@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron J4125 and Pentium Gold 6405U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.44.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron J4125 and Pentium Gold 6405U.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes612
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no data

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 J4125 1.86
+7.5%
Pentium Gold 6405U 1.73

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Celeron J4125 1394
+5.6%
Pentium Gold 6405U 1320

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.86 1.73
Physical cores 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 15 Watt

Celeron J4125 has a 7.5% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores, and 50% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Celeron J4125 and Pentium Gold 6405U.

Note that Celeron J4125 is a desktop processor while Pentium Gold 6405U is a notebook one.


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