Pentium Gold G6405 vs Ryzen 5 1600

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 1600
2017
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
7.73
+190%
Pentium Gold G6405
2021
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.67

Ryzen 5 1600 outperforms Pentium Gold G6405 by a whopping 190% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600 and Pentium Gold G6405 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9631721
Place by popularity55not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.58no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency11.254.36
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Comet Lake-R (2021)
Release date16 March 2017 (7 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$219$64

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600 and Pentium Gold G6405 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads124
Base clock speed3.2 GHz4.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier32no data
L1 cache576 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size213 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600 and Pentium Gold G6405 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM41200
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Pentium Gold G6405. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 1600 and Pentium Gold G6405 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Pentium Gold G6405 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Pentium Gold G6405. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel UHD Graphics 610

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Pentium Gold G6405.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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.

Ryzen 5 1600 7.73
+190%
Pentium Gold G6405 2.67

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.

Ryzen 5 1600 12277
+189%
Pentium Gold G6405 4244

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.

Ryzen 5 1600 1084
+28.3%
Pentium Gold G6405 845

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.

Ryzen 5 1600 4643
+169%
Pentium Gold G6405 1725

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.73 2.67
Recency 16 March 2017 16 March 2021
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 4
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 1600 has a 189.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Pentium Gold G6405, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 1600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G6405 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 1600 and Pentium Gold G6405, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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