Pentium Gold 6405U vs Celeron G3900

Aggregate performance score

Celeron G3900
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 51 Watt
1.35
Pentium Gold 6405U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.73
+28.1%

Pentium Gold 6405U outperforms Celeron G3900 by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G3900 and Pentium Gold 6405U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22412030
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.18no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Comet Lake
Power efficiency2.5110.91
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Comet Lake-U (2019−2020)
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)31 October 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$42$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron G3900 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 speed2.8 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 GT/s
Multiplier28no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size150 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G3900 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA1151FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)51 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G3900 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 Accessno data+

Security technologies

Celeron G3900 and Pentium Gold 6405U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection-+
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G3900 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 G3900 and Pentium Gold 6405U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s37.5 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 510Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors
Max video memory64 GB32 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency950 MHz950 MHz
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G3900 and Pentium Gold 6405U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron G3900 and Pentium Gold 6405U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron G3900 and Pentium Gold 6405U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.44.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G3900 and Pentium Gold 6405U.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes1612

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.35 1.73
Recency 1 September 2015 31 October 2019
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 51 Watt 15 Watt

Pentium Gold 6405U has a 28.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more threads, and 240% lower power consumption.

The Pentium Gold 6405U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G3900 in performance tests.

Note that Celeron G3900 is a desktop processor while Pentium Gold 6405U is a notebook one.


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