i5-14400 vs Pentium Gold 6500Y

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold 6500Y and Core i5-14400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1964	411
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	50.19
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	35.96	23.44
Architecture codename	Amber Lake-Y (2018−2021)	Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date	1 March 2021 (3 years ago)	8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$221

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 6500Y and Core i5-14400 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)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	4	16
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	4.7 GHz
Bus rate	4 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	215 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 6500Y and Core i5-14400 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	BGA1515	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	5 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 6500Y and Core i5-14400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 6500Y and Core i5-14400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold 6500Y and Core i5-14400 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold 6500Y and Core i5-14400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	16 GB	192 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	33.3 GB/s	76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics 615	Intel UHD Graphics 730
Max video memory	16 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz	1.55 GHz
Execution Units	23	24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 6500Y and Core i5-14400 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 6500Y and Core i5-14400 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	3840x2160@60Hz	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold 6500Y and Core i5-14400 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 6500Y and Core i5-14400.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	10	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.90	16.10
Integrated graphics card	1.98	4.16
Recency	1 March 2021	8 January 2024
Physical cores	2	10
Threads	4	16
Power consumption (TDP)	5 Watt	65 Watt

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