Ryzen 5 4500 vs Pentium Gold 6405U

Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold 6405U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.80
Ryzen 5 4500
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
10.53
+485%

Ryzen 5 4500 outperforms Pentium Gold 6405U by a whopping 485% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold 6405U and Ryzen 5 4500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2024757
Place by popularitynot in top-10050
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Comet Lakeno data
Power efficiency10.9414.77
Architecture codenameComet Lake-U (2019−2020)Renoir (2020−2023)
Release date31 October 2019 (5 years ago)4 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 6405U and Ryzen 5 4500 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data156 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistorsno data9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 6405U and Ryzen 5 4500 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1528AM4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 6405U and Ryzen 5 4500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
AVX-+
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
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 6405U and Ryzen 5 4500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold 6405U and Ryzen 5 4500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold 6405U and Ryzen 5 4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth37.5 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processorsno data
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency950 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 6405U and Ryzen 5 4500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 6405U and Ryzen 5 4500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold 6405U and Ryzen 5 4500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 6405U and Ryzen 5 4500.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1216

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.80 10.53
Recency 31 October 2019 4 April 2022
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium Gold 6405U has 333.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 4500, on the other hand, has a 485% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 4500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 6405U in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium Gold 6405U is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 4500 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Gold 6405U and Ryzen 5 4500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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