Pentium Gold 6405U vs i7-4700HQ

Place in the ranking	1528	2046
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i7	Intel Comet Lake
Power efficiency	7.09	10.79
Architecture codename	Crystalwell (2013−2014)	Comet Lake-U (2019−2020)
Release date	27 May 2013 (11 years ago)	31 October 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$378	$161

Detailed specifications

Core i7-4700HQ and Pentium Gold 6405U 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	4 GT/s
L1 cache	64K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	2 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	264 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-4700HQ and Pentium Gold 6405U 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	1
Socket	FCBGA1364	FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)	47 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-4700HQ and Pentium Gold 6405U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
FDI	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-4700HQ and Pentium Gold 6405U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-4700HQ and Pentium Gold 6405U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-4700HQ and Pentium Gold 6405U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	32 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	37.5 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 4600	Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors
Max video memory	2 GB	32 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.2 GHz	950 MHz
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-4700HQ and Pentium Gold 6405U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
DVI	no data	+
VGA	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-4700HQ and Pentium Gold 6405U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	3840x2160@30Hz	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	2880x1800@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-4700HQ and Pentium Gold 6405U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.2/12	12
OpenGL	4.3	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-4700HQ and Pentium Gold 6405U.

PCIe version	3	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	12

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.54	1.72
Integrated graphics card	1.84	5.58
Recency	27 May 2013	31 October 2019
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	47 Watt	15 Watt

i7-4700HQ has a 105.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Pentium Gold 6405U, on the other hand, has 203.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 213.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-4700HQ is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 6405U in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-4700HQ and Pentium Gold 6405U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.