i3-14100F vs Pentium Gold G6405

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold G6405
2021
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.67
Core i3-14100F
2024
4 cores / 8 threads, 58 Watt
9.67
+262%

Core i3-14100F outperforms Pentium Gold G6405 by a whopping 262% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold G6405 and Core i3-14100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1721796
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data57.02
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency4.3615.79
Architecture codenameComet Lake-R (2021)Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date16 March 2021 (3 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$64$109

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G6405 and Core i3-14100F 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed4.1 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data163 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G6405 and Core i3-14100F 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
SocketFCLGA1200FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G6405 and Core i3-14100F. 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, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G6405 and Core i3-14100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G6405 and Core i3-14100F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G6405 and Core i3-14100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size128 GB192 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth41.6 GB/s76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 610N/A
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold G6405 and Core i3-14100F integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G6405 and Core i3-14100F integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold G6405 and Core i3-14100F integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G6405 and Core i3-14100F.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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 G6405 2.67
i3-14100F 9.67
+262%

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 Gold G6405 4245
i3-14100F 15362
+262%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Pentium Gold G6405 845
i3-14100F 2431
+188%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Pentium Gold G6405 1725
i3-14100F 8217
+376%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.67 9.67
Recency 16 March 2021 8 January 2024
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 4 8
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 58 Watt

Pentium Gold G6405 has 286.7% lower power consumption.

i3-14100F, on the other hand, has a 262.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Core i3-14100F is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G6405 in performance tests.


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