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Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-04-20

The Intel Pentium Gold G6400 has 2 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 10. gen of the Intel Pentium series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 1200 socket and was released in Q2/2020. The Intel Pentium Gold G6400 scores 1,032 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 2,184 points.

At a glance
Name:	Intel Pentium Gold G6400
Family:	Intel Pentium (150)
CPU group:	Intel Pentium G6000 (12)
Architecture:	Comet Lake S
Technology:	14 nm
Segment:	Desktop
Generation:	10
Predecessor:	Intel Pentium Gold G5400
Successor:	Intel Pentium Gold G7400

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium Gold G6400 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold G6400 is 4.00 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	2 / 4
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	2x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	4.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	--
Turbo Frequency (2 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.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--
NPU + CPU + iGPU:	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Pentium Gold G6400 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Pentium Gold G6400 uses the Intel HD Graphics 610, which has 96 texture shaders and 12 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	Intel HD Graphics 610
GPU frequency:	0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.05 GHz
Compute units:	12
Shader:	96
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q3/2016

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	9.5
Direct X:	12
Technology:	14 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	32 GB
Frame Generation:	No

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.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	Decode / Encode
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	Decode / Encode
VP9:	Decode / Encode

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode / Encode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to 128 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 42.7 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

DDR4-2666	42.7 GB/s
Max. Memory:	128 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	Yes
PCIe:	3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth:	15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 58 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	58 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium Gold G6400 is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 4.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	14 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	LGA 1200
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	4.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date:	Q2/2020
Release price:	77 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Pentium Gold G6400
2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Pentium Gold G6400 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.


	Intel Xeon D-1520 4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	869
	Intel Xeon E5-2650L v4 14C 28T @ 2.50 GHz	867
	AMD Athlon 300GE 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	866
	Intel Pentium Gold G6400 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	849
	Intel Pentium Gold G5600F 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	837
	Intel Xeon D-1540 8C 16T @ 2.60 GHz	837
	Intel Pentium Gold G5600 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	837

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.


	Intel Core i5-2450P 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	1839
	Intel Core i5-3330 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1836
	Intel Core i7-930 4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	1832
	Intel Pentium Gold G6400 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1811
	Intel Pentium Gold G5500 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	1811
	Intel Core i5-2380P 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1802
	Intel Core i3-10100Y 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	1788

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 Core i5-9600T 6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz	1036
	Intel Core i5-7600 4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	1035
	Intel Xeon D-2796TE 20C 40T @ 3.10 GHz	1034
	Intel Pentium Gold G6400 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1032
	AMD Athlon 300GE 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1032
	Intel Xeon Gold 6150 18C 36T @ 3.70 GHz	1031
	Intel Core i3-7300 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1030

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 Core i5-2300 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	2199
	Intel Pentium Gold G5600 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	2190
	Intel Pentium Gold G5600F 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	2190
	Intel Pentium Gold G6400 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	2184
	AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 6C 6T @ 3.30 GHz	2182
	Intel Core i3-7300T 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	2174
	AMD Athlon 320GE 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	2167

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 Ryzen 5 2600X 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	421
	Intel Core i7-6700K 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	421
	Intel Core i3-7300 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	419
	Intel Pentium Gold G6400 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	415
	Intel Core i5-10600T 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	415
	Intel Core i7-7700 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	414
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	412

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 Celeron G5900 Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 1.05 GHz	202
	Intel Celeron G5905 Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 1.05 GHz	202
	Intel Celeron G5920 Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 1.05 GHz	202
	Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 1.05 GHz	202
	AMD A4-6300 AMD Radeon HD 8370D @ 0.76 GHz	195
	AMD A4-6320 AMD Radeon HD 8370D @ 0.76 GHz	195
	Intel Core i7-2655LE Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.00 GHz	192

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 FX-4130 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	4154
	Intel Core i5-2500 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	4150
	Intel Core i3-6100 2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	4148
	Intel Pentium Gold G6400 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	4129
	Intel Core i5-2550k 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	4120
	AMD Phenom II X4 B99 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	4112
	Intel Core i5-3330 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	4087

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 Xeon X3440 4C 8T @ 2.53 GHz	1219
	Intel Core i5-3330 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1201
	Intel Core i5-2320 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1194
	Intel Pentium Gold G6400 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1182
	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1151
	Intel Core i5-2310 4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	1151
	Intel Core i5-2300 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	1119

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 Xeon E3-1240 v5 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	168
	Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	168
	Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	168
	Intel Pentium Gold G6400 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	166
	Intel Core i7-6785R 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	166
	Intel Core i5-6600K 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	166
	Intel Core i5-6600 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	166

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 Gold G5600F 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	425
	AMD Phenom II X6 1035T 6C 6T @ 3.10 GHz	419
	Intel Core i5-4570R 4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	419
	Intel Pentium Gold G6400 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	416
	Intel Xeon X3440 4C 8T @ 2.53 GHz	416
	Intel Pentium Gold G5500 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	414
	Intel Core i5-6400T 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	414

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,875 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,809 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,509 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,476 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
664 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,154 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,450 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
743 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,109 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,105 entries

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