Pentium Gold 5405U vs i3-10105F

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-10105F
2021
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.77
+282%
Pentium Gold 5405U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.51

Core i3-10105F outperforms Pentium Gold 5405U by a whopping 282% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-10105F and Pentium Gold 5405U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11322149
Place by popularity56not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium, Pentium Gold
Power efficiency8.249.35
Architecture codenameComet Lake-R (2021)Whiskey Lake-U (2018−2019)
Release date16 March 2021 (3 years ago)23 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$97$161

Detailed specifications

Core i3-10105F 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rate8 GT/s4 GT/s
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-10105F 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1200FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-10105F and Pentium Gold 5405U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Core i3-10105F and Pentium Gold 5405U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-10105F and Pentium Gold 5405U are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-10105F and Pentium Gold 5405U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth41.6 GB/s38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AIntel® UHD Graphics for 8th Generation Intel® Processors
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data950 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-10105F and Pentium Gold 5405U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-10105F and Pentium Gold 5405U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-10105F and Pentium Gold 5405U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-10105F and Pentium Gold 5405U.

PCIe version3.02.0
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.

i3-10105F 5.77
+282%
Pentium Gold 5405U 1.51

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.

i3-10105F 8992
+282%
Pentium Gold 5405U 2357

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.77 1.51
Recency 16 March 2021 23 January 2019
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

i3-10105F has a 282.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Pentium Gold 5405U, on the other hand, has 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-10105F is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 5405U in performance tests.

Note that Core i3-10105F is a desktop processor while Pentium Gold 5405U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-10105F and Pentium Gold 5405U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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