Celeron G5905 vs Pentium Gold 6405U

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold 6405U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.72
Celeron G5905
2020
2 threads, 58 Watt
1.76
+2.3%

Celeron G5905 outperforms Pentium Gold 6405U by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold 6405U and Celeron G5905 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20472032
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Comet Lakeno data
Power efficiency10.852.87
Architecture codenameComet Lake-U (2019−2020)no data
Release date31 October 2019 (5 years ago)1 July 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 6405U and Celeron G5905 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)no data
Threads42
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHzno data
Bus rate4 GT/s8 GT/s
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache1 MBno data
L3 cache2 MB4 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 6405U and Celeron G5905 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
SocketFCBGA1528FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 6405U and Celeron G5905. 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++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 6405U and Celeron G5905 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 6405U and Celeron G5905 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold 6405U and Celeron G5905. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth37.5 GB/s41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel ProcessorsIntel UHD Graphics 610
Max video memory32 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency950 MHz1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 6405U and Celeron G5905 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 6405U and Celeron G5905 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold 6405U and Celeron G5905 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 6405U and Celeron G5905.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1216

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.72 1.76
Integrated graphics card 5.58 1.89
Recency 31 October 2019 1 July 2020
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 58 Watt

Pentium Gold 6405U has 195.2% faster integrated GPU, 100% more threads, and 286.7% lower power consumption.

Celeron G5905, on the other hand, has a 2.3% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 8 months.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium Gold 6405U and Celeron G5905.

Be aware that Pentium Gold 6405U is a notebook processor while Celeron G5905 is a desktop one.


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