Pentium Gold 6405U vs Celeron 3205U

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron 3205U
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.61
Pentium Gold 6405U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.76
+189%

Pentium Gold 6405U outperforms Celeron 3205U by a whopping 189% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 3205U and Pentium Gold 6405U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27932028
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Comet Lake
Power efficiency3.7810.90
Architecture codenameBroadwell-U (2015)Comet Lake-U (2019−2020)
Release date1 March 2015 (9 years ago)31 October 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$161

Detailed specifications

Celeron 3205U and Pentium Gold 6405U 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 speed1.5 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.5 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/s4 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size82 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °Cno data
Number of transistors1300 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 3205U and Pentium Gold 6405U 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
SocketFCBGA1168FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 3205U and Pentium Gold 6405U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Smart Response-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Celeron 3205U and Pentium Gold 6405U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 3205U and Pentium Gold 6405U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 3205U and Pentium Gold 6405U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size16 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s37.5 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel® ProcessorsIntel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency800 MHz950 MHz
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 3205U and Pentium Gold 6405U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron 3205U and Pentium Gold 6405U 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 Celeron 3205U and Pentium Gold 6405U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/1212
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 3205U and Pentium Gold 6405U.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes1212

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.61 1.76
Recency 1 March 2015 31 October 2019
Threads 2 4

Pentium Gold 6405U has a 188.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and 100% more threads.

The Pentium Gold 6405U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 3205U in performance tests.


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