Ryzen 7 5800H vs Pentium Gold 6405U

Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold 6405U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.73
Ryzen 7 5800H
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 54 Watt
13.22
+664%

Ryzen 7 5800H outperforms Pentium Gold 6405U by a whopping 664% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold 6405U and Ryzen 7 5800H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2028561
Place by popularitynot in top-10081
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Comet LakeAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency10.9123.17
Architecture codenameComet Lake-U (2019−2020)Cezanne-H (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date31 October 2019 (5 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 6405U and Ryzen 7 5800H 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data32
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data156 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Number of transistorsno data9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 6405U and Ryzen 7 5800H 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
SocketFCBGA1528FP6
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 6405U and Ryzen 7 5800H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
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

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 6405U and Ryzen 7 5800H 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 7 5800H 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 7 5800H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
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® ProcessorsAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
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 7 5800H 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 7 5800H 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 7 5800H 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 7 5800H.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes12no data

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 Gold 6405U 1.73
Ryzen 7 5800H 13.22
+664%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Pentium Gold 6405U 1320
Ryzen 7 5800H 7641
+479%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.73 13.22
Recency 31 October 2019 12 January 2021
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 54 Watt

Pentium Gold 6405U has 260% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 5800H, on the other hand, has a 664.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 5800H is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 6405U in performance tests.


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