Pentium Gold 5405U vs Pentium G4500

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G4500
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 51 Watt
1.76
+18.9%
Pentium Gold 5405U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.48

Pentium G4500 outperforms Pentium Gold 5405U by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G4500 and Pentium Gold 5405U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20312166
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.31no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Pentium, Pentium Gold
Power efficiency3.279.34
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Whiskey Lake-U (2018−2019)
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)23 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$82$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G4500 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0OPI
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 GT/s
Multiplier3523
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size150 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4500 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1151FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)51 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4500 and Pentium Gold 5405U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

Pentium G4500 and Pentium Gold 5405U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4500 and Pentium Gold 5405U are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4500 and Pentium Gold 5405U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 530Intel UHD Graphics for 8th Generation Intel Processors
Max video memory64 GB32 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHz950 MHz
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G4500 and Pentium Gold 5405U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G4500 and Pentium Gold 5405U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G4500 and Pentium Gold 5405U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.44.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4500 and Pentium Gold 5405U.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes1612

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.

Pentium G4500 1.76
+18.9%
Pentium Gold 5405U 1.48

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.

Pentium G4500 2797
+18.7%
Pentium Gold 5405U 2357

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.76 1.48
Integrated graphics card 2.60 5.58
Recency 1 September 2015 23 January 2019
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 51 Watt 15 Watt

Pentium G4500 has a 18.9% higher aggregate performance score.

Pentium Gold 5405U, on the other hand, has 114.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more threads, and 240% lower power consumption.

The Pentium G4500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 5405U in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G4500 is a desktop processor while Pentium Gold 5405U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G4500 and Pentium Gold 5405U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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