i5-6685R vs Pentium G4400T

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G4400T and Core i5-6685R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2114	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.18	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Core i5
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date	1 September 2015 (9 years ago)	22 April 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$64	$288

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G4400T and Core i5-6685R 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	29	32
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	3 MB	6 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	98.57 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	71 °C
Number of transistors	1750 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4400T and Core i5-6685R 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1151	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4400T and Core i5-6685R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
eDRAM	no data	128 MB
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Pentium G4400T and Core i5-6685R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	+	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4400T and Core i5-6685R are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4400T and Core i5-6685R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 510	Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580
Max video memory	64 GB	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	950 MHz	1.15 GHz
InTru 3D	+	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G4400T and Core i5-6685R integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
DVI	+	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G4400T and Core i5-6685R integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G4400T and Core i5-6685R integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.4	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4400T and Core i5-6685R.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	1.62	4.77
Recency	1 September 2015	22 April 2016
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

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