Pentium Gold G6405 vs Pentium Gold G5600

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Performance Comparison

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🏆 Chipversus Verdict

🚀 Performance Leadership

Performance Trade-off: The Pentium Gold G6405 leads in gaming performance. However, the Pentium Gold G5600 is the stronger candidate for professional workloads, offering 0.7% greater multi-core processing power.

Insight	Pentium Gold G6405	Pentium Gold G5600
Gaming	✅ Superior gaming performance	❌ Lower gaming performance
Workstation	❌ Weaker in multi-core tasks	✅ Better multi-core power
Price	Equivalent pricing	Equivalent pricing
Longevity	✨ Modern (Comet Lake-R (2021) / 14 nm)	✨ Modern (Coffee Lake (2017−2019) / 14 nm)

💎 Value Proposition

Insight	Pentium Gold G6405	Pentium Gold G5600
Cost Efficiency	❌ Lower cost efficiency	❌ Lower cost efficiency
Upfront Cost	Equivalent pricing	Equivalent pricing

Performance Check

Paired with RTX 4090

To accurately isolate CPU performance, all benchmarks below use an NVIDIA RTX 4090 as the reference GPU. This eliminates GPU-side bottlenecks and highlights pure processing throughput differences between the CPUs.

Note: Real-world results may vary based on your actual GPU. CPU performance impact is more visible in processing-intensive titles and high-refresh-rate gaming scenarios.

Pentium Gold G6405 Benchmark Check

Pentium Gold G5600 Benchmark Check

Technical Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of Pentium Gold G6405 and Pentium Gold G5600

Pentium Gold G6405

The Pentium Gold G6405 is manufactured by Intel. It was released in 16 March 2021 (4 years ago). It is based on the Comet Lake-R (2021) architecture. It features 2 cores and 4 threads. Base frequency is 4.1 GHz, with boost up to 4.1 GHz. L3 cache: 4 MB (total). L2 cache: 256 kB (per core). Built on 14 nm process technology. Socket: LGA1200. Thermal design power (TDP): 15 Watt. Memory support: DDR4-2666. Passmark benchmark score: 3,817 points. Launch price was $64.

Pentium Gold G5600

The Pentium Gold G5600 is manufactured by Intel. It was released in 2 April 2018 (7 years ago). It is based on the Coffee Lake (2017−2019) architecture. It features 2 cores and 4 threads. Base frequency is 3.9 GHz, with boost up to 3.9 GHz. L3 cache: 4 MB (total). L2 cache: 256K (per core). Built on 14 nm process technology. Socket: LGA1151. Thermal design power (TDP): 54 Watt. Memory support: DDR4-2400. Passmark benchmark score: 3,844 points. Launch price was $93.

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Processing Power

Both the Pentium Gold G6405 and Pentium Gold G5600 share an identical 2-core/4-thread configuration. Boost clocks reach 4.1 GHz on the Pentium Gold G6405 versus 3.9 GHz on the Pentium Gold G5600 — a 5% clock advantage for the Pentium Gold G6405 (base: 4.1 GHz vs 3.9 GHz). The Pentium Gold G6405 uses the Comet Lake-R (2021) architecture (14 nm), while the Pentium Gold G5600 uses Coffee Lake (2017−2019) (14 nm). In PassMark, the Pentium Gold G6405 scores 3,817 against the Pentium Gold G5600's 3,844 — a 0.7% lead for the Pentium Gold G5600. Both processors carry 4 MB (total) of L3 cache.

Feature	Pentium Gold G6405	Pentium Gold G5600
Cores / Threads	2 / 4	2 / 4
Boost Clock	4.1 GHz+5%	3.9 GHz
Base Clock	4.1 GHz+5%	3.9 GHz
L3 Cache	4 MB (total)	4 MB (total)
L2 Cache	256 kB (per core)	256K (per core)
Process	14 nm	14 nm
Architecture	Comet Lake-R (2021)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
PassMark	3,817	3,844
Cinebench R23 Multi	—	2,200
Geekbench 6 Single	—	837

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Memory & Platform

The Pentium Gold G6405 uses the LGA1200 socket (PCIe 3.0), while the Pentium Gold G5600 uses LGA1151 (PCIe 3.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard.

Feature	Pentium Gold G6405	Pentium Gold G5600
Socket	LGA1200	LGA1151
PCIe Generation	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Max RAM Speed	—	DDR4 2400 MHz
Max RAM Capacity	—	64 GB
RAM Channels	—	2
ECC Support	—	✅
PCIe Lanes	—	16

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Advanced Features

Virtualization: not specified (Pentium Gold G6405) / true (Pentium Gold G5600). The Pentium Gold G5600 includes integrated graphics (Intel UHD Graphics 630), while the Pentium Gold G6405 requires a dedicated GPU. Primary use case: Pentium Gold G5600 targets Desktop.