Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
VS
Intel Core i3-4012Y
Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
VS
Intel Core i3-4012Y

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between Intel Pentium Gold 6405U and Intel Core i3-4012Y? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose Intel Pentium Gold 6405U or Intel Core i3-4012Y? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

2.40 GHz
Frequency
1.50 GHz
2
CPU Cores
2
No turbo
Turbo (1 Core)
No turbo
4
CPU Threads
4
No turbo
Turbo (2 Cores)
No turbo
Yes
Hyperthreading
Yes
No
Overclocking
No

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? Intel Pentium Gold 6405U or Intel Core i3-4012Y. 

Intel UHD Graphics 610
GPU name
Intel HD Graphics 4200
0.30 GHz
GPU frequency
0.20 GHz
0.95 GHz
GPU (Turbo)
0.85 GHz
9.5
Generation
7.5
12
DirectX Version
11.1
12
Execution units
20
96
Shader
160
64 GB
Max. Memory
2 GB
3
Max. displays
3
14 nm
Technology
22 nm
Q4/2017
Release date
Q2/2013

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

Decode / Encode
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
JPEG
Decode
Decode / Encode
h265 8bit
No
Decode / Encode
h265 10bit
No
Decode / Encode
VP8
No
Decode / Encode
VP9
No
Decode
VC-1
Decode
Decode / Encode
AVC
Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

DDR4-2400LPDDR3-2133
Memory type
DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM
64 GB
Max. Memory
2
Memory channels
2
No
ECC
No
2.0
PCIe version
2.0
12
PCIe lanes
12

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

Yes
AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

15 W
TDP
11.5 W
100 °C
Tjunction max.
--
--
TDP up
--
12.5 W
TDP down
--

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

2.00 MB
L3-Cache
3.00 MB
14 nm
Technology
22 nm
Comet Lake
Architecture
Haswell
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT
BGA 1528
Socket
BGA 1168
Q4/2019
Release date
Q3/2013
ca. 161 $
Market price
ca. 280 $

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Lenovo Ideapad 3 17IML05
Used in
Unknown

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Intel Core i3-4012Y