Pentium Gold G6405 vs i5-8279U

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-8279U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 28 Watt
4.71
+76.4%
Pentium Gold G6405
2021
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.67

Core i5-8279U outperforms Pentium Gold G6405 by an impressive 76% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-8279U and Pentium Gold G6405 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12771721
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Power efficiency15.914.35
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-U (2018−2019)Comet Lake-R (2021)
Release date3 April 2019 (5 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$320$64

Detailed specifications

Core i5-8279U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.4 GHz4.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus rate4 GT/s8 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size126 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors2,300 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-8279U 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA15281200
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-8279U and Pentium Gold G6405. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
eDRAM128 MBno data
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-8279U and Pentium Gold G6405 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-8279U and Pentium Gold G6405 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-8279U and Pentium Gold G6405. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth37.5 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655Intel UHD Graphics 610
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-8279U and Pentium Gold G6405 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-8279U and Pentium Gold G6405 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-8279U and Pentium Gold G6405 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-8279U and Pentium Gold G6405.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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.

i5-8279U 4.71
+76.4%
Pentium Gold G6405 2.67

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.

i5-8279U 7484
+76.3%
Pentium Gold G6405 4244

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i5-8279U 1197
+41.7%
Pentium Gold G6405 845

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i5-8279U 3720
+116%
Pentium Gold G6405 1725

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.71 2.67
Integrated graphics card 4.49 1.89
Recency 3 April 2019 16 March 2021
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 15 Watt

i5-8279U has a 76.4% higher aggregate performance score, 137.6% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Pentium Gold G6405, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 86.7% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-8279U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G6405 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i5-8279U is a notebook processor while Pentium Gold G6405 is a desktop one.


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