Pentium Gold 5405U vs i3-14100

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-14100
2024
4 cores / 8 threads, 60 Watt
9.47
+540%
Pentium Gold 5405U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.48

Core i3-14100 outperforms Pentium Gold 5405U by a whopping 540% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-14100 and Pentium Gold 5405U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8072166
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation45.24no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium, Pentium Gold
Power efficiency14.939.33
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake-R (2023−2024)Whiskey Lake-U (2018−2019)
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)23 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$134$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i3-14100 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 speed3.5 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache80 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm14 nm
Die size163 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-14100 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)
SocketFCLGA1700FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-14100 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 Shift++
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i3-14100 and Pentium Gold 5405U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-14100 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 i3-14100 and Pentium Gold 5405U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size192 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 730Intel UHD Graphics for 8th Generation Intel Processors
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.5 GHz950 MHz
Execution Units24no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-14100 and Pentium Gold 5405U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported43
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-14100 and Pentium Gold 5405U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2160 @ 60Hz4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-14100 and Pentium Gold 5405U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-14100 and Pentium Gold 5405U.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.02.0
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.

i3-14100 9.47
+540%
Pentium Gold 5405U 1.48

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.

i3-14100 15035
+538%
Pentium Gold 5405U 2357

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.47 1.48
Integrated graphics card 4.16 5.58
Recency 8 January 2024 23 January 2019
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 15 Watt

i3-14100 has a 539.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Pentium Gold 5405U, on the other hand, has 34.1% faster integrated GPU, and 300% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-14100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 5405U in performance tests.

Note that Core i3-14100 is a desktop processor while Pentium Gold 5405U is a notebook one.


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