i3-1120G4 vs Pentium Gold 6405U

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold 6405U and Core i3-1120G4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2026	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Comet Lake	Intel Tiger Lake
Power efficiency	10.94	no data
Architecture codename	Comet Lake-U (2019−2020)	Tiger Lake-UP4 (2020)
Release date	31 October 2019 (5 years ago)	2 September 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 6405U and Core i3-1120G4 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	4	8
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus rate	4 GT/s	2 GT/s
L1 cache	256 KB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 6405U and Core i3-1120G4 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	1
Socket	FCBGA1528	FCBGA1598
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 6405U and Core i3-1120G4. 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, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 6405U and Core i3-1120G4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	-
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold 6405U and Core i3-1120G4 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 Core i3-1120G4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors	Intel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® Processors
Max video memory	32 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	950 MHz	1.1 GHz
Execution Units	no data	48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 6405U and Core i3-1120G4 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	4
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 6405U and Core i3-1120G4 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold 6405U and Core i3-1120G4 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 6405U and Core i3-1120G4.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	12	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	31 October 2019	2 September 2020
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm

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