Pentium Gold 5405U vs Core 2 Duo E6700

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E6700
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.62
Pentium Gold 5405U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.48
+139%

Pentium Gold 5405U outperforms Core 2 Duo E6700 by a whopping 139% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Pentium Gold 5405U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27902167
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore 2 Duo (Desktop)Intel Pentium, Pentium Gold
Power efficiency0.909.33
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Whiskey Lake-U (2018−2019)
Release dateno data23 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$161

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speedno data2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rate1066 MHz4 GT/s
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache64 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm14 nm
Die size143 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors291 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 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)
Socket775FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 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-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
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

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 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 Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Pentium Gold 5405U are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Pentium Gold 5405U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics for 8th Generation Intel Processors
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data950 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 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 Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 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 Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Pentium Gold 5405U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Pentium Gold 5405U.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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.

Core 2 Duo E6700 0.62
Pentium Gold 5405U 1.48
+139%

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.

Core 2 Duo E6700 990
Pentium Gold 5405U 2357
+138%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Core 2 Duo E6700 2710
Pentium Gold 5405U 3561
+31.4%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Core 2 Duo E6700 5110
Pentium Gold 5405U 7886
+54.3%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Core 2 Duo E6700 2354
Pentium Gold 5405U 3224
+37%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.62 1.48
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Pentium Gold 5405U has a 138.7% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Pentium Gold 5405U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E6700 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Duo E6700 is a desktop processor while Pentium Gold 5405U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E6700 and Pentium Gold 5405U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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