Pentium Gold G6405T vs Atom C3958

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Aggregate performance score

Atom C3958
2017
16 cores / 16 threads, 31 Watt
2.57
+17.9%
Pentium Gold G6405T
2021
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.18

Atom C3958 outperforms Pentium Gold G6405T by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom C3958 and Pentium Gold G6405T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17451865
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.55no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Atomno data
Power efficiency7.565.68
Architecture codenameGoldmont (2016−2017)Comet Lake-R (2021)
Release date15 August 2017 (7 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$449$64

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Atom C3958 and Pentium Gold G6405T 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads164
Base clock speed2 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache896 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache16 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature83 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Atom C3958 and Pentium Gold G6405T 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1310FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)31 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom C3958 and Pentium Gold G6405T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssist+no data
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Atom C3958 and Pentium Gold G6405T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key++
Identity Protection-+
SGX-Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom C3958 and Pentium Gold G6405T are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom C3958 and Pentium Gold G6405T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4: 2400DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size256 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 610
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom C3958 and Pentium Gold G6405T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom C3958 and Pentium Gold G6405T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Atom C3958 and Pentium Gold G6405T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom C3958 and Pentium Gold G6405T.

PCIe version33.0
PCI Express lanes1616
USB revision3no data
Total number of SATA ports16no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports16no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN4x10/2.5/1 GBEno data

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.

Atom C3958 2.57
+17.9%
Pentium Gold G6405T 2.18

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.

Atom C3958 3929
+17.6%
Pentium Gold G6405T 3341

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.57 2.18
Recency 15 August 2017 16 March 2021
Physical cores 16 2
Threads 16 4
Power consumption (TDP) 31 Watt 35 Watt

Atom C3958 has a 17.9% higher aggregate performance score, 700% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and 12.9% lower power consumption.

Pentium Gold G6405T, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years.

The Atom C3958 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G6405T in performance tests.

Be aware that Atom C3958 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium Gold G6405T is a desktop one.


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