Celeron G6900 vs Pentium Gold G6405

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold G6405
2021
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.67
Celeron G6900
2022
2 cores / 2 threads, 46 Watt
2.86
+7.1%

Celeron G6900 outperforms Pentium Gold G6405 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold G6405 and Celeron G6900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17211673
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency4.355.88
Architecture codenameComet Lake-R (2021)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date16 March 2021 (3 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$64no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G6405 and Celeron G6900 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed4.1 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G6405 and Celeron G6900 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
Socket1200FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt46 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G6405 and Celeron G6900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G6405 and Celeron G6900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G6405 and Celeron G6900 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G6405 and Celeron G6900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 610Intel UHD Graphics 710
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.3 GHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold G6405 and Celeron G6900 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G6405 and Celeron G6900 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold G6405 and Celeron G6900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G6405 and Celeron G6900.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes1620

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 G6405 2.67
Celeron G6900 2.86
+7.1%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Pentium Gold G6405 4244
Celeron G6900 4549
+7.2%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Pentium Gold G6405 845
Celeron G6900 1683
+99.2%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Pentium Gold G6405 1725
Celeron G6900 2821
+63.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.67 2.86
Integrated graphics card 1.89 2.86
Recency 16 March 2021 4 January 2022
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 46 Watt

Pentium Gold G6405 has 100% more threads, and 206.7% lower power consumption.

Celeron G6900, on the other hand, has a 7.1% higher aggregate performance score, 51.3% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 9 months.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium Gold G6405 and Celeron G6900.


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