Pentium Gold 5405U vs Core i5-2450M

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-2450M
2012
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.34
Pentium Gold 5405U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.52
+13.4%

Pentium Gold 5405U outperforms Core i5-2450M by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-2450M and Pentium Gold 5405U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking21592042
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Pentium, Pentium Gold
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Whiskey Lake-U (2018−2019)
Release date1 January 2012 (12 years ago)23 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$225$161
Current price$84 (0.4x MSRP)$500 (3.1x MSRP)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-2450M 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz2.3 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size149 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors624 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-2450M 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
SocketFCBGA1023,PPGA988FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2450M and Pentium Gold 5405U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFi++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSXno data-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Smart Responseno data+
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Core i5-2450M and Pentium Gold 5405U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2450M and Pentium Gold 5405U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2450M and Pentium Gold 5405U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size16 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.3 GB/s37.5 GB/s
ECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 3000Intel® UHD Graphics for 8th Generation Intel® Processors
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.3 GHz950 MHz
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-2450M and Pentium Gold 5405U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported23
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVIno data+
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-2450M 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 i5-2450M 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 i5-2450M and Pentium Gold 5405U.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes1612

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.

i5-2450M 1.34
Pentium Gold 5405U 1.52
+13.4%

Pentium Gold 5405U outperforms Core i5-2450M by 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i5-2450M 2070
Pentium Gold 5405U 2357
+13.9%

Pentium Gold 5405U outperforms Core i5-2450M by 14% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

i5-2450M 3919
+10.1%
Pentium Gold 5405U 3561

Core i5-2450M outperforms Pentium Gold 5405U by 10% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i5-2450M 8542
+8.3%
Pentium Gold 5405U 7886

Core i5-2450M outperforms Pentium Gold 5405U by 8% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i5-2450M 3442
+6.7%
Pentium Gold 5405U 3224

Core i5-2450M outperforms Pentium Gold 5405U by 7% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i5-2450M 19.04
+18.3%
Pentium Gold 5405U 22.53

Pentium Gold 5405U outperforms Core i5-2450M by 18% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i5-2450M 3
+5.3%
Pentium Gold 5405U 3

Core i5-2450M outperforms Pentium Gold 5405U by 5% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i5-2450M 1.2
+13.2%
Pentium Gold 5405U 1.06

Core i5-2450M outperforms Pentium Gold 5405U by 13% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-2450M 1.4
+3.7%
Pentium Gold 5405U 1.4

Core i5-2450M outperforms Pentium Gold 5405U by 4% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-2450M 2849
+49.6%
Pentium Gold 5405U 1904

Core i5-2450M outperforms Pentium Gold 5405U by 50% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-2450M 15
Pentium Gold 5405U 16
+6.8%

Pentium Gold 5405U outperforms Core i5-2450M by 7% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-2450M 79
Pentium Gold 5405U 82
+4.5%

Pentium Gold 5405U outperforms Core i5-2450M by 4% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.34 1.52
Recency 1 January 2012 23 January 2019
Cost $225 $161
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

The Pentium Gold 5405U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-2450M in performance tests.


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