Athlon 3000G vs Pentium Gold 6405U

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold 6405U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.72
Athlon 3000G
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.82
+64%

Athlon 3000G outperforms Pentium Gold 6405U by an impressive 64% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold 6405U and Athlon 3000G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20471681
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.27
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Comet LakeAMD Athlon
Power efficiency10.857.63
Architecture codenameComet Lake-U (2019−2020)Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date31 October 2019 (5 years ago)7 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161$49

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 6405U and Athlon 3000G 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data35
L1 cache256 KB192 KB
L2 cache1 MB1 MB
L3 cache2 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data209.78 mm2?
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 6405U and Athlon 3000G 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)
SocketFCBGA1528AM4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 6405U and Athlon 3000G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
AVX-+
PowerNow-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 6405U and Athlon 3000G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold 6405U and Athlon 3000G are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold 6405U and Athlon 3000G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB?
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth37.5 GB/s42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel ProcessorsAMD Radeon Vega 3
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency950 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 6405U and Athlon 3000G integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 6405U and Athlon 3000G integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold 6405U and Athlon 3000G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 6405U and Athlon 3000G.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes126

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.72 2.82
Integrated graphics card 5.58 2.98
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

Pentium Gold 6405U has 87.2% faster integrated GPU, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

Athlon 3000G, on the other hand, has a 64% higher aggregate performance score.

The Athlon 3000G is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 6405U in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium Gold 6405U is a notebook processor while Athlon 3000G is a desktop one.


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