Pentium Gold 6405U vs i9-9900K

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-9900K and Pentium Gold 6405U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	676	2031
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.86	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Core i9 (Desktop)	Intel Comet Lake
Power efficiency	11.45	10.91
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)	Comet Lake-U (2019−2020)
Release date	19 October 2018 (6 years ago)	31 October 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$488	$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i9-9900K 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	8 (Octa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	16	4
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	5 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	4 GT/s
L1 cache	64K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	2 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	178 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-9900K 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	LGA-1151	FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-9900K 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	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	+	-

Security technologies

Core i9-9900K and Pentium Gold 6405U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-9900K 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 i9-9900K and Pentium Gold 6405U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	44.668 GB/s	37.5 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics 630	Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors
Max video memory	64 GB	32 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.2 GHz	950 MHz
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-9900K and Pentium Gold 6405U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i9-9900K and Pentium Gold 6405U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2304@24Hz	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096 x 2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i9-9900K and Pentium Gold 6405U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-9900K and Pentium Gold 6405U.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	12

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	11.49	1.73
Integrated graphics card	3.09	5.58
Recency	19 October 2018	31 October 2019
Physical cores	8	2
Threads	16	4
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	15 Watt

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