Pentium Gold 5405U vs Pentium 4405U

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4405U and Pentium Gold 5405U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2136	2035
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Pentium, Pentium Gold
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Whiskey Lake-U (2018−2019)
Release date	1 September 2015 (8 years ago)	23 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$161
Current price	$775 (4.8x MSRP)	$500 (3.1x MSRP)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4405U 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.3 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	99 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	1750 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4405U 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCBGA1356	FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4405U and Pentium Gold 5405U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
My WiFi	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	+
SIPP	-	no data
Smart Response	+	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Pentium 4405U and Pentium Gold 5405U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 4405U 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 Pentium 4405U and Pentium Gold 5405U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size	32 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	37.5 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 510	Intel® UHD Graphics for 8th Generation Intel® Processors
Max video memory	32 GB	32 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	950 MHz	950 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 4405U and Pentium Gold 5405U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
DVI	+	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium 4405U and Pentium Gold 5405U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium 4405U and Pentium Gold 5405U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.4	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 4405U and Pentium Gold 5405U.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	10	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.

Pentium Gold 5405U outperforms Pentium 4405U by 12% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.35	1.51
Recency	1 September 2015	23 January 2019

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