AMD Athlon II X4 651K vs Intel Pentium Gold 5405U

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AMD Athlon II X4 651K CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
AMD Athlon II X4 651K Intel Pentium Gold 5405U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon II X4 651K and the Intel Pentium Gold 5405U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD Athlon II X4 651K 4 core processor released in Q4/2011 with the Intel Pentium Gold 5405U which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2019.
AMD Athlon II (52) Family Intel Pentium (150)
AMD Athlon II X4 (Llano) (5) CPU group Intel Pentium 5000 (1)
2 Generation 8
Llano Architecture Whiskey Lake U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon II X4 651K is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium Gold 5405U clocks with 2.30 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

AMD Athlon II X4 651K Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Athlon II X4 651K Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU Intel UHD Graphics 610
GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.95 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9.5
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 12
-- Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Intel UHD Graphics 610
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Athlon II X4 651K, while the Intel Pentium Gold 5405U supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 34.1 GB/s enabled.

AMD Athlon II X4 651K Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
DDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2133
16 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
No ECC No
4.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 2.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 12
-- PCIe Bandwidth 6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD Athlon II X4 651K has a TDP of 100 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium Gold 5405U is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD Athlon II X4 651K Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
100 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 12.5 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Athlon II X4 651K has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium Gold 5405U is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

AMD Athlon II X4 651K Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
32 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
FM1 Socket BGA 1528
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2011 Release date Q1/2019
-- Release price 161 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon II X4 651K (71%)
Intel Pentium Gold 5405U (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon II X4 651K (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 5405U (94%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon II X4 651K AMD Athlon II X4 651K
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
411 (71%)
Intel Pentium Gold 5405U Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
579 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon II X4 651K AMD Athlon II X4 651K
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
1467 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 5405U Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
1325 (90%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Athlon II X4 651K AMD Athlon II X4 651K
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
2349 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 5405U Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
2270 (97%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon II X4 651K AMD Athlon II X4 651K
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold 5405U Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
535 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon II X4 651K AMD Athlon II X4 651K
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold 5405U Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
1395 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Athlon II X4 651K AMD Athlon II X4 651K
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold 5405U Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
Intel UHD Graphics 610 @ 0.95 GHz
182 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD Athlon II X4 651K AMD Athlon II X4 651K
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold 5405U Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
666 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Athlon II X4 651K Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
Unknown Lenovo V340
Lenovo IdeaPad C340
Lenovo IdeaPad L340
DELL Inspiron 15 3583

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