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Intel Core i7-9700KF vs Intel Pentium Gold G6405. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2018
Intel Core i7-9700KF
Intel Core i7-9700KF
Released
Q1/2021
Overall score
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Intel Pentium Gold G6405
Intel Pentium Gold G6405

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-9700KF or Intel Pentium Gold G6405? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i7-9700KF has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q4/2018.

Intel Pentium Gold G6405 has a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2021.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    207 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    6 times more cores

    8 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-9700KF CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    206 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    184 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    84 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    207 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    308 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    361 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    71 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    117 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    8 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    122 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    44 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    107 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    389 place
  • Blender 3.1 Benchmark
    9 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 12% better clock speed

    4.10 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.68 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 95 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Pentium Gold G6405 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    445 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1330 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-9700KF Intel Core i7-9700KF
Intel Pentium Gold G6405 Intel Pentium Gold G6405
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow Intel Pentium
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 10
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000 left arrow Intel Pentium G6000
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i7-8700K left arrow --
  • Successor
    Intel Core i7-10700KF left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.60 GHz left arrow 4.10 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.90 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel HD Graphics 610
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.05 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 12
  • Shader
    left arrow 96
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 32 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 3
  • Generation
    left arrow 9.5
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 12
  • Technology
    left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q3/2016
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Pentium Gold G6405 and Intel Core i7-9700KF. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-9700KF and Intel Pentium Gold G6405 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    95 W left arrow 65 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-9700KF and Intel Core i7-9700KF, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L3-Cache
    12.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake S Refresh left arrow Comet Lake S
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151-2 left arrow LGA 1200
  • Release date
    Q4/2018 left arrow Q1/2021

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-9700KF and Intel Pentium Gold G6405.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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