Intel Pentium Gold 6405U | AMD Athlon Silver 3050C | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium Gold 6405U and the AMD Athlon Silver 3050C and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.
We compare the Intel Pentium Gold 6405U 2 core processor released in Q4/2019 with the AMD Athlon Silver 3050C which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2020. |
||
Intel Pentium (150) | Family | AMD Athlon (29) |
Intel Pentium 6000 (1) | CPU group | AMD Athlon Silver 3000 (3) |
10 | Generation | 4 |
Comet Lake U | Architecture | Dali (Zen) |
Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
|
||
CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Pentium Gold 6405U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The AMD Athlon Silver 3050C clocks with 2.30 GHz (3.20 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. |
||
Intel Pentium Gold 6405U | Characteristic | AMD Athlon Silver 3050C |
2 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 4 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.40 GHz | Frequency | 2.30 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.20 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 2.30 GHz |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)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. |
||
Intel UHD Graphics 610 | GPU | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) |
0.30 GHz | GPU frequency | 1.10 GHz |
0.95 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
9.5 | GPU Generation | 8 |
14 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
3 | Max. displays | 3 |
12 | Compute units | 3 |
96 | Shader | 192 |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
32 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB |
12 | DirectX Version | 12 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
||
Intel UHD Graphics 610 | GPU | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeUp to 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Pentium Gold 6405U, while the AMD Athlon Silver 3050C supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s enabled. |
||
Intel Pentium Gold 6405U | Characteristic | AMD Athlon Silver 3050C |
LPDDR3-2133, DDR4-2400 | Memory | DDR4-2400 |
64 GB | Max. Memory | 32 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
38.4 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s |
No | ECC | Yes |
-- | L2 Cache | 1.00 MB |
2.00 MB | L3 Cache | 4.00 MB |
2.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
12 | PCIe lanes | 8 |
6.0 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 7.9 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe Intel Pentium Gold 6405U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the AMD Athlon Silver 3050C is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
||
Intel Pentium Gold 6405U | Characteristic | AMD Athlon Silver 3050C |
15 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 15 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | 25 W |
12.5 W | TDP down | 12 W |
100 °C | Tjunction max. | 95 °C |
Technical detailsThe Intel Pentium Gold 6405U has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of AMD Athlon Silver 3050C is at 5.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm. |
||
Intel Pentium Gold 6405U | Characteristic | AMD Athlon Silver 3050C |
14 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
Monolithic | Chip design | Unknown |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 | ISA extensions | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 |
BGA 1528 | Socket | FP5 |
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Operating systems | |
Q4/2019 | Release date | Q3/2020 |
193 $ | Release price | -- |
show more data | show more data | |
Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
|||
AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
|||
AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
Intel UHD Graphics 610 @ 0.95 GHz |
|||
AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
|||
AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
|
Intel Pentium Gold 6405U | AMD Athlon Silver 3050C |
Lenovo Ideapad 3 17IML05 | Unknown |