Pentium Gold 5405U vs A10-7860K

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Aggregate performance score

A10-7860K
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.07
+39.9%
Pentium Gold 5405U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.48

A10-7860K outperforms Pentium Gold 5405U by a considerable 40% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-7860K and Pentium Gold 5405U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19012166
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium, Pentium Gold
Power efficiency3.019.34
Architecture codenameGodaveri (2014−2016)Whiskey Lake-U (2018−2019)
Release date2 February 2016 (8 years ago)23 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$161

Detailed specifications

A10-7860K and Pentium Gold 5405U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size245 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature71 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,411 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A10-7860K and Pentium Gold 5405U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFM2+FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-7860K and Pentium Gold 5405U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

A10-7860K and Pentium Gold 5405U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-7860K and Pentium Gold 5405U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-7860K and Pentium Gold 5405U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics for 8th Generation Intel Processors
iGPU core count8no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์512no data
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data950 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-7860K and Pentium Gold 5405U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A10-7860K and Pentium Gold 5405U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-7860K and Pentium Gold 5405U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 1212
OpenGLno data4.5
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-7860K and Pentium Gold 5405U.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes1612

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A10-7860K 2.07
+39.9%
Pentium Gold 5405U 1.48

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A10-7860K 3284
+39.3%
Pentium Gold 5405U 2357

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.07 1.48
Recency 2 February 2016 23 January 2019
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

A10-7860K has a 39.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.

Pentium Gold 5405U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The A10-7860K is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 5405U in performance tests.

Note that A10-7860K is a desktop processor while Pentium Gold 5405U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A10-7860K and Pentium Gold 5405U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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