Pentium Gold G6505T vs i5-11400F

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-11400F
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
11.02
+361%
Pentium Gold G6505T
2021
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.39

i5-11400F outperforms Pentium Gold G6505T by a whopping 361% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-11400F and Pentium Gold G6505T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking7021767
Place by popularity27not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation41.87no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameRocket Lake (2021)Comet Lake-R (2021)
Release date19 May 2021 (3 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$157no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-11400F and Pentium Gold G6505T 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads124
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/s8 GT/s
L1 cache480 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size276 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-11400F and Pentium Gold G6505T 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
SocketFCLGA1200FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-11400F and Pentium Gold G6505T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--
StatusDiscontinuedLaunched
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i5-11400F and Pentium Gold G6505T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection++
SGX-Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-11400F and Pentium Gold G6505T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-11400F and Pentium Gold G6505T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth50 GB/s41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 630
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 Core i5-11400F and Pentium Gold G6505T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-11400F and Pentium Gold G6505T 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 Core i5-11400F and Pentium Gold G6505T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-11400F and Pentium Gold G6505T.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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.

i5-11400F 11.02
+361%
Pentium Gold G6505T 2.39

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.

i5-11400F 17038
+361%
Pentium Gold G6505T 3698

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.02 2.39
Recency 19 May 2021 16 March 2021
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 4
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

i5-11400F has a 361.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Pentium Gold G6505T, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-11400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G6505T in performance tests.


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