Pentium Gold G6405 vs Athlon 64 X2 TK-42

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 X2 TK-42
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 20 Watt
0.36
Pentium Gold G6405
2021
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.67
+642%

Pentium Gold G6405 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 by a whopping 642% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Pentium Gold G6405 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30491721
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Series2x AMD Athlon 64no data
Power efficiency1.704.36
Architecture codenameTyler (2007−2009)Comet Lake-R (2021)
Release date1 November 2009 (15 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$64

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Pentium Gold G6405 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speedno data4.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus rate1600 MHz8 GT/s
L1 cache0 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Pentium Gold G6405 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 configurationno data1
SocketSocket S11200
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Pentium Gold G6405. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP), MMX, PowerNow, SSE3,-64, Enhanced 3DNowno data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
PowerNow+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Pentium Gold G6405 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Pentium Gold G6405 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Pentium Gold G6405. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2666

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 610

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Pentium Gold G6405.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 0.36
Pentium Gold G6405 2.67
+642%

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.

Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 577
Pentium Gold G6405 4244
+636%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.36 2.67
Recency 1 November 2009 16 March 2021
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 15 Watt

Pentium Gold G6405 has a 641.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 100% more threads, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

The Pentium Gold G6405 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 in performance tests.

Be aware that Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 is a notebook processor while Pentium Gold G6405 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Pentium Gold G6405, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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