Intel Pentium E5400 vs Intel Core i7-6820HK

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CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium E5400 and the Intel Core i7-6820HK and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Pentium E5400 2 core processor released in Q1/2009 with the Intel Core i7-6820HK which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2015.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Intel Pentium E5000/E6000 (13) CPU group Intel Core i 6000H (15)
2 Generation 6
Wolfdale (Penryn) Architecture Skylake H
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Core i7-7820HK

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium E5400 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i7-6820HK clocks with 2.70 GHz (3.60 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Pentium E5400 Characteristic Intel Core i7-6820HK
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? Yes
2.70 GHz Frequency 2.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.20 GHz

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.

Intel Pentium E5400 Characteristic Intel Core i7-6820HK
-- 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 HD Graphics 530
GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 24
-- Shader 192
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 HD Graphics 530
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
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 Intel Pentium E5400, while the Intel Core i7-6820HK supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 34.1 GB/s enabled.

Intel Pentium E5400 Characteristic Intel Core i7-6820HK
DDR3-1333, DDR2-800 Memory 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
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 8.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 19.7 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Pentium E5400 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i7-6820HK is 45 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Pentium E5400 Characteristic Intel Core i7-6820HK
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium E5400 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of Intel Core i7-6820HK is at 8.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Pentium E5400 Characteristic Intel Core i7-6820HK
45 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 775 Socket BGA 1440
VT-x Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2009 Release date Q3/2015
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium E5400 (40%)
Intel Core i7-6820HK (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium E5400 (19%)
Intel Core i7-6820HK (100%)

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.
Intel Pentium E5400 Intel Pentium E5400
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
368 (40%)
Intel Core i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
931 (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.
Intel Pentium E5400 Intel Pentium E5400
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
658 (19%)
Intel Core i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
3477 (100%)

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.
Intel Pentium E5400 Intel Pentium E5400
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
951 (14%)
Intel Core i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
6942 (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.
Intel Pentium E5400 Intel Pentium E5400
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
436 (24%)
Intel Core i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
1802 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Pentium E5400 Intel Pentium E5400
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
1173 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Pentium E5400 Intel Pentium E5400
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
3556 (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.
Intel Pentium E5400 Intel Pentium E5400
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 1.05 GHz
403 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.
Intel Pentium E5400 Intel Pentium E5400
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
152 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.
Intel Pentium E5400 Intel Pentium E5400
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
694 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium E5400 Intel Core i7-6820HK
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