Intel Pentium Gold G7400 vs Intel Pentium Gold 6405U

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Intel Pentium Gold G7400 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Intel Pentium Gold 6405U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium Gold G7400 and the Intel Pentium Gold 6405U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Pentium Gold G7400 2 core processor released in Q1/2022 with the Intel Pentium Gold 6405U which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2019.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Pentium G7000 (4) CPU group Intel Pentium 6000 (1)
11 Generation 10
Alder Lake S Architecture Comet Lake U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium Gold G7400 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.70 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium Gold 6405U clocks with 2.40 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
2 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.70 GHz Frequency 2.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- 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 Gold G7400 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

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 710 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 610
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
1.35 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.95 GHz
13 GPU Generation 9.5
14 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
16 Compute units 12
128 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12 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.

Intel UHD Graphics 710 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 610
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
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 128 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Pentium Gold G7400, while the Intel Pentium Gold 6405U supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s enabled.

Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR3-2133, DDR4-2400
128 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC No
2.50 MB L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 2.0
20 PCIe lanes 12
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Pentium Gold G7400 has a TDP of 46 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium Gold 6405U is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
46 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 12.5 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium Gold G7400 has 8.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium Gold 6405U is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
10 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
LGA 1700 Socket BGA 1528
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2022 Release date Q4/2019
77 $ Release price 193 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 6405U (41%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 6405U (37%)

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 Gold G7400 Intel Pentium Gold G7400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1442 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 6405U Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
592 (41%)

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 Gold G7400 Intel Pentium Gold G7400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
3358 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 6405U Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1340 (40%)

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 Gold G7400 Intel Pentium Gold G7400
Intel UHD Graphics 710 @ 1.35 GHz
345 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 6405U Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
Intel UHD Graphics 610 @ 0.95 GHz
182 (53%)

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 Gold G7400 Intel Pentium Gold G7400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
6790 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 6405U Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2329 (34%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
Unknown Lenovo Ideapad 3 17IML05

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