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Intel Pentium Gold 5405U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 660. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2019
Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
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Q2/2017
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660

What's the best choice Intel Pentium Gold 5405U or Qualcomm Snapdragon 660? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Pentium Gold 5405U has a base frequency of 2.30 GHz. 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 15 W. Released in Q1/2019.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 has a base frequency of 1.84 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Released in Q2/2017.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 25% better clock speed

    2.30 GHz left arrow 1.84 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Pentium Gold 5405U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    913 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1036 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1324 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    584 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    635 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    886 place
  • More number of cores

    6 more cores

    8 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1139 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    935 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1383 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    85 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Pentium Gold 5405U Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Pentium 5000 left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
  • Family
    Intel Pentium left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 5
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    - left arrow 4x Kryo 260 Gold
  • B-Core
    - left arrow 4x Kryo 260 Silver
  • Base Frequency
    2.3 GHz left arrow 1.84 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow 2.2 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    - left arrow 1.84 GHz
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.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 11
  • Execution units
    12 left arrow 0
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 5
  • GPU Frequency
    300 MHz left arrow 600 MHz
  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 610 left arrow Qualcomm Adreno 512
  • GPU Turbo
    950 MHz left arrow 600 MHz
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 0
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q4/2015
  • Shader
    96 left arrow 128
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Conflicting source values: Decode | No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 and Intel Pentium Gold 5405U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2133LPDDR3-1866 left arrow LPDDR4-1866
  • PCIe lanes
    12 left arrow -
  • PCIe version
    2.0 left arrow -
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Pentium Gold 5405U and Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    15 W left arrow -
  • TDP down
    12.5 W left arrow -
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Pentium Gold 5405U and Qualcomm Snapdragon 660, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Whiskey Lake U left arrow Kryo 260
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    2 MB left arrow -
  • Part Number
    - left arrow SDM660
  • Release date
    Q1/2019 left arrow Q2/2017
  • Socket
    BGA 1528 left arrow -
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow None

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Pentium Gold 5405U and Qualcomm Snapdragon 660.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

539.000000
Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
330.000000
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1120.000000
Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
1356.000000
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

182.000000
Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
154.000000
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660

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