Celeron 5205U vs Pentium Gold 5405U

Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold 5405U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.48
+64.4%
Celeron 5205U
2019
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.90

Pentium Gold 5405U outperforms Celeron 5205U by an impressive 64% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold 5405U and Celeron 5205U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21522531
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentium, Pentium GoldIntel Comet Lake
Power efficiency9.345.68
Architecture codenameWhiskey Lake-U (2018−2019)Comet Lake-U (2019−2020)
Release date23 January 2019 (5 years ago)31 October 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161$107

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 5405U and Celeron 5205U 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.3 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz1.9 GHz
Bus typeOPIno data
Bus rate4 GT/s4 GT/s
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 5405U and Celeron 5205U 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
SocketFCBGA1528FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 5405U and Celeron 5205U. 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++
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Smart Response+no data

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 5405U and Celeron 5205U 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 Pentium Gold 5405U and Celeron 5205U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold 5405U and Celeron 5205U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s37.5 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics for 8th Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors
Max video memory32 GB32 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency950 MHz900 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 5405U and Celeron 5205U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 5405U and Celeron 5205U 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 Pentium Gold 5405U and Celeron 5205U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 5405U and Celeron 5205U.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes1212

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.

Pentium Gold 5405U 1.48
+64.4%
Celeron 5205U 0.90

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.

Pentium Gold 5405U 2357
+64.8%
Celeron 5205U 1430

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Pentium Gold 5405U 1324
+45.2%
Celeron 5205U 912

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.48 0.90
Recency 23 January 2019 31 October 2019
Threads 4 2

Pentium Gold 5405U has a 64.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Celeron 5205U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months.

The Pentium Gold 5405U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 5205U in performance tests.


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