Intel Pentium E6500K vs Intel Atom x7405C

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Intel Pentium E6500K CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom x7405C
Intel Pentium E6500K Intel Atom x7405C

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium E6500K or Intel Atom x7405C - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Pentium E6500K has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.93 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium E6500K was released in Q3/2009.

The Intel Atom x7405C has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Atom x7405C was released in Q2/2024.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Atom (108)
Intel Pentium E5000/E6000 (13) CPU group Intel Atom x7000 AL (7)
2 Generation 7
Wolfdale (Penryn) Architecture Amston Lake
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium E6500K has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium E6500K is 2.93 GHz while the Intel Atom x7405C has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom x7405C is at 2.20 GHz (3.40 GHz).

Intel Pentium E6500K Characteristic Intel Atom x7405C
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.93 GHz Frequency 2.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Pentium E6500K Characteristic Intel Atom x7405C
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Pentium E6500K or Intel Atom x7405C has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology
Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version --

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 no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Pentium E6500K can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Intel Atom x7405C supports up to 32 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 38.4 GB/s.

Intel Pentium E6500K Characteristic Intel Atom x7405C
DDR3-1333, DDR2-800 Memory LPDDR5-4800, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
16 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache 2.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 6.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 9
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium E6500K is 65 W, while the Intel Atom x7405C has a TDP of 12 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Pentium E6500K Characteristic Intel Atom x7405C
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 12 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium E6500K is manufactured in 45 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Atom x7405C is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache.

Intel Pentium E6500K Characteristic Intel Atom x7405C
45 nm Technology 10 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 1264
VT-x Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q3/2009 Release date Q2/2024
-- Release price --
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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 E6500K Intel Pentium E6500K
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
408 (100%)
Intel Atom x7405C Intel Atom x7405C
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 E6500K Intel Pentium E6500K
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
736 (100%)
Intel Atom x7405C Intel Atom x7405C
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 E6500K Intel Pentium E6500K
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
1135 (100%)
Intel Atom x7405C Intel Atom x7405C
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium E6500K Intel Atom x7405C
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