Pentium Gold 6405U vs PRO A12-9800
Aggregate performance score
PRO A12-9800 outperforms Pentium Gold 6405U by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing PRO A12-9800 and Pentium Gold 6405U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1805 | 2047 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Comet Lake |
| Power efficiency | 3.39 | 10.85 |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Comet Lake-U (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 3 October 2016 (8 years ago) | 31 October 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $161 |
Detailed specifications
PRO A12-9800 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 | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 GT/s |
| L1 cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 250 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on PRO A12-9800 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 | AM4 | FCBGA1528 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A12-9800 and Pentium Gold 6405U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| Out-of-band client management | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
Security technologies
PRO A12-9800 and Pentium Gold 6405U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A12-9800 and Pentium Gold 6405U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A12-9800 and Pentium Gold 6405U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 37.5 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors |
| iGPU core count | 8 | no data |
| Max video memory | no data | 32 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Enduro | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 950 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of PRO A12-9800 and Pentium Gold 6405U integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | + | + |
| HDMI | + | + |
| DVI | no data | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by PRO A12-9800 and Pentium Gold 6405U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096x2304@24Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by PRO A12-9800 and Pentium Gold 6405U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.5 |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A12-9800 and Pentium Gold 6405U.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 12 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.33 | 1.72 |
| Recency | 3 October 2016 | 31 October 2019 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
PRO A12-9800 has a 35.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.
Pentium Gold 6405U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.
The PRO A12-9800 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 6405U in performance tests.
Note that PRO A12-9800 is a desktop processor while Pentium Gold 6405U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between PRO A12-9800 and Pentium Gold 6405U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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