i5-8260U vs Pentium Gold 5405U

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold 5405U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.48
Core i5-8260U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.66
+215%

Core i5-8260U outperforms Pentium Gold 5405U by a whopping 215% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold 5405U and Core i5-8260U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21661288
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentium, Pentium Goldno data
Power efficiency9.3329.38
Architecture codenameWhiskey Lake-U (2018−2019)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date23 January 2019 (5 years ago)21 August 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161$297

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 5405U and Core i5-8260U 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed2.3 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeOPIno data
Bus rate4 GT/s4 GT/s OPI
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)6 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 5405U and Core i5-8260U 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 Core i5-8260U. 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, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
My WiFi++
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Smart Response++

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 5405U and Core i5-8260U 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 Core i5-8260U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold 5405U and Core i5-8260U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4
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 card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics for 8th Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel UHD Graphics 620
Max video memory32 GB32 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency950 MHz1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 5405U and Core i5-8260U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 5405U and Core i5-8260U 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 Core i5-8260U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 5405U and Core i5-8260U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1216

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
i5-8260U 4.66
+215%

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
i5-8260U 7398
+214%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Pentium Gold 5405U 233
i5-8260U 627
+169%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Pentium Gold 5405U 93
i5-8260U 157
+69.5%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Pentium Gold 5405U 1324
i5-8260U 1817
+37.2%

Blender(-)

Pentium Gold 5405U 2180
+200%
i5-8260U 726

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Pentium Gold 5405U 585
i5-8260U 639
+9.2%

7-Zip Single

Pentium Gold 5405U 2528
i5-8260U 4056
+60.4%

7-Zip

Pentium Gold 5405U 6502
i5-8260U 18874
+190%

CrossMark Overall

Pentium Gold 5405U 481
i5-8260U 819
+70.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.48 4.66
Integrated graphics card 5.58 2.67
Recency 23 January 2019 21 August 2019
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 4 8

Pentium Gold 5405U has 109% faster integrated GPU.

i5-8260U, on the other hand, has a 214.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 months, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Core i5-8260U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 5405U in performance tests.


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