Ultra 9 285 vs Pentium Gold G6405

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold G6405 and Core Ultra 9 285 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1721not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency4.36no data
Architecture codenameComet Lake-R (2021)Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date16 March 2021 (3 years ago)January 2025
Launch price (MSRP)$64no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G6405 and Core Ultra 9 285 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads424
Base clock speed4.1 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz5.6 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)3 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm3 nm
Die sizeno data243 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data17,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G6405 and Core Ultra 9 285 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
Socket12001851
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G6405 and Core Ultra 9 285. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
TSX++

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G6405 and Core Ultra 9 285 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G6405 and Core Ultra 9 285 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G6405 and Core Ultra 9 285. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5 Depends on motherboard

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 610Arc Xe2 Graphics 64EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G6405 and Core Ultra 9 285.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes1620

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 24
Threads 4 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 125 Watt

Pentium Gold G6405 has 733.3% lower power consumption.

Ultra 9 285, on the other hand, has 1100% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

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