i3-N300 vs Pentium Gold 6405U

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold 6405U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.72
Core i3-N300
2023
8 cores / 8 threads, 7 Watt
5.35
+211%

Core i3-N300 outperforms Pentium Gold 6405U by a whopping 211% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold 6405U and Core i3-N300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20471178
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Comet Lakeno data
Power efficiency10.8472.28
Architecture codenameComet Lake-U (2019−2020)Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date31 October 2019 (5 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161$309

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 6405U and Core i3-N300 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed2.4 GHz0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
L1 cache256 KB96 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB2 MB (per module)
L3 cache2 MB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 6405U and Core i3-N300 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
SocketFCBGA1528Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt7 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 6405U and Core i3-N300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
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

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 6405U and Core i3-N300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
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 Core i3-N300 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold 6405U and Core i3-N300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth37.5 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel ProcessorsIntel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake) ( - 1250 MHz)
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 Core i3-N300 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 Core i3-N300 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 Core i3-N300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 6405U and Core i3-N300.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes129

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 6405U 1.72
i3-N300 5.35
+211%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Pentium Gold 6405U 1320
i3-N300 2674
+103%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.72 5.35
Integrated graphics card 5.58 3.29
Recency 31 October 2019 3 January 2023
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 7 Watt

Pentium Gold 6405U has 69.6% faster integrated GPU.

i3-N300, on the other hand, has a 211% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 114.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-N300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 6405U in performance tests.


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