Pentium Gold G6405 vs i3-6102E

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-6102E and Pentium Gold G6405 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2170	1722
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.12	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i3	no data
Power efficiency	5.60	4.36
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Comet Lake-R (2021)
Release date	12 October 2015 (9 years ago)	16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$225	$64

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i3-6102E 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	no data	4.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.9 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Multiplier	19	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	98.57 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	1750 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-6102E 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	no data	1200
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-6102E and Pentium Gold G6405. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	+	+

Security technologies

Core i3-6102E and Pentium Gold G6405 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-6102E and Pentium Gold G6405 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-6102E and Pentium Gold G6405. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	LPDDR3-1866	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-6102E and Pentium Gold G6405.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.48	2.67
Integrated graphics card	2.60	1.89
Recency	12 October 2015	16 March 2021
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	15 Watt

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