Pentium Gold G6405 vs Ryzen 7 8700G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 8700G
2024
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
20.00
+649%
Pentium Gold G6405
2021
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.67

Ryzen 7 8700G outperforms Pentium Gold G6405 by a whopping 649% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 8700G and Pentium Gold G6405 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2841721
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation47.24no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency29.104.35
Architecture codenamePhoenix (2023−2024)Comet Lake-R (2021)
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329$64

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 8700G 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads164
Base clock speed4.2 GHz4.1 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm14 nm
Die size178 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors25,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 8700G 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 configuration11
SocketAM51200
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Pentium Gold G6405. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI1, BMI2, SHA, F16C, FMA3, NX-Bit, AMD64, EVP, AMD-V, SMAP, SMEP, SMT, Precision Boost 2, XDNA2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 8700G 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 7 8700G 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 7 8700G and Pentium Gold G6405. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4-2666

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 780MIntel UHD Graphics 610

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Pentium Gold G6405.

PCIe version4.03.0
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 7 8700G 20.00
+649%
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 7 8700G 31772
+649%
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 7 8700G 2666
+216%
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 7 8700G 13764
+698%
Pentium Gold G6405 1725

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.00 2.67
Integrated graphics card 18.32 1.89
Recency 8 January 2024 16 March 2021
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 4 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 8700G has a 649.1% higher aggregate performance score, 869.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium Gold G6405, on the other hand, has 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 8700G is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G6405 in performance tests.


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