Intel Pentium Gold G6400 vs Intel Core i5-6400

Intel Pentium Gold G6400
Intel Socket 1200DESKTOP
4000 MHz / Cores: 2 / Apr 2020
Intel Pentium Gold G6400
Intel Core i5-6400
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
2700 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jul 2015
Intel Core i5-6400

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6400
    158%
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6400
    158%
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Pentium Gold G6400

Much higher single threaded performance (around 58% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i5-6400.
Around 58% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-6400

None

Intel Pentium Gold G6400

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Pentium Gold G6400

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Pentium Gold G6400Intel Core i5-6400
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
ABM
ADX
RdRand
vPro
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Pentium Gold G6400Intel Core i5-6400
ArchitectureIntel_CometlakevsIntel_Skylake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-2666 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4
CodenameComet LakevsSkylake
Release DateApr 2020vsJul 2015

Cores

Intel Pentium Gold G6400Intel Core i5-6400
Cores2vs4
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 610vsNo

Cache

Intel Pentium Gold G6400Intel Core i5-6400
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache4MB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Pentium Gold G6400Intel Core i5-6400
SocketIntel Socket 1200vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA1200vsFC-LGA12C
Die Sizeunknownvs177mm²
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Pentium Gold G6400Intel Core i5-6400
Cpu Frequency4000 MHzvs2700 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevs3300 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/Avsunknown
TDP58 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6400
    4800 points
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    3795 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6400
    11520 points
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    12420 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6400 (simulated)
    222.5
  • Intel Core i5-6400 (simulated)
    140.25

points - higher is better