Intel Pentium Gold G6405
VS
Intel Core i7-6700K
Intel Pentium Gold G6405
VS
Intel Core i7-6700K

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between Intel Pentium Gold G6405 and Intel Core i7-6700K? 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.

Intel Pentium Gold G6405
Name
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Desktop / Server
Segment
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Intel Pentium G6000
CPU group
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Intel Pentium
Family
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10
Generation
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Predecessor
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Successor
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose Intel Pentium Gold G6405 or Intel Core i7-6700K? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

4.10 GHz
Frequency
4.00 GHz
2
CPU Cores
4
No turbo
Turbo (1 Core)
4.20 GHz
4
CPU Threads
8
No turbo
Turbo (2 Cores)
Yes
Hyperthreading
Yes
No
Overclocking
Yes
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Turbo (4 Cores)
4.00 GHz
normal
Core architecture
--
A core
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B core
--
C core
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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 G6405 or Intel Core i7-6700K. 

Intel HD Graphics 610
GPU name
Intel HD Graphics 530
0.35 GHz
GPU frequency
0.35 GHz
1.05 GHz
GPU (Turbo)
1.15 GHz
9.5
Generation
9
12
DirectX Version
12
12
Execution units
24
96
Shader
192
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Max. Memory
64 GB
3
Max. displays
3
14 nm
Technology
14 nm
Q3/2016
Release date
Q3/2015
32 GB
Max. GPU Memory

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 / Encode
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h265 8bit
Decode / Encode
no data
h265 10bit
Decode
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode
Decode
VC-1
Decode
Decode / Encode
AVC
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
No
AV1

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.

DDR4-2666
Memory type
DDR3-1600DDR4-2133
128 GB
Max. Memory
64 GB
2
Memory channels
2
Yes
ECC
No
3.0
PCIe version
3.0
16
PCIe lanes
16

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.

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TDP
91 W
100 °C
Tjunction max.
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TDP up
--
--
TDP down
--
65 W
TDP (PL1)
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TDP (PL2)

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).

4.00 MB
L3-Cache
8.00 MB
14 nm
Technology
14 nm
Comet Lake S
Architecture
Skylake
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
LGA 1200
Socket
LGA 1151
Q1/2021
Release date
Q3/2015
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Market price
ca. 420 $
x86-64 (64 bit)
Instruction set (ISA)
EM64T
--
L2-Cache
1.0 MB
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Part Number
BX80662I76700K
SSE4.1, SSE4.2
ISA extensions
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Devices using this processor

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

Unknown
Used in
Office PC

User rating

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