Pentium Gold G6405 vs Xeon Bronze 3104

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Bronze 3104
2017
6 cores / 6 threads, 85 Watt
2.85
+4.8%
Pentium Gold G6405
2021
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.72

Xeon Bronze 3104 outperforms Pentium Gold G6405 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Bronze 3104 and Pentium Gold G6405 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16751705
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.22no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Bronzeno data
Power efficiency3.114.36
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Comet Lake-R (2021)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$213$64

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Bronze 3104 and Pentium Gold G6405 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads64
Base clock speed1.7 GHz4.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.7 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier17no data
L1 cache384 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache6 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8.25 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature78 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Bronze 3104 and Pentium Gold G6405 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Bronze 3104 and Pentium Gold G6405. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--

Security technologies

Xeon Bronze 3104 and Pentium Gold G6405 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Bronze 3104 and Pentium Gold G6405 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Bronze 3104 and Pentium Gold G6405. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2133DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size768 GB128 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth102.403 GB/s41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 610
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Bronze 3104 and Pentium Gold G6405 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Bronze 3104 and Pentium Gold G6405 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Bronze 3104 and Pentium Gold G6405 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Bronze 3104 and Pentium Gold G6405.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4816

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.

Xeon Bronze 3104 2.85
+4.8%
Pentium Gold G6405 2.72

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.

Xeon Bronze 3104 4437
+4.5%
Pentium Gold G6405 4244

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.

Xeon Bronze 3104 553
Pentium Gold G6405 844
+52.6%

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.

Xeon Bronze 3104 2222
+29%
Pentium Gold G6405 1723

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.85 2.72
Recency 11 July 2017 16 March 2021
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 6 4
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon Bronze 3104 has a 4.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Pentium Gold G6405, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and 466.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon Bronze 3104 and Pentium Gold G6405.

Be aware that Xeon Bronze 3104 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium Gold G6405 is a desktop one.


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