Intel Celeron N5205U vs Intel Pentium Gold G6405U

Processor comparisons 25-07-2021

   If you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the Intel Celeron N5205U vs Intel Pentium Gold G6405U tests and see which is better for games or normal use for video editing, rendering, machine learning, streaming, programming. Here is useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications such as Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, Handbrake, Prime95, UserBenchmark, VeraCrypt, Dolphin Emulator, MATLAB, 7zip, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 3DMark, AIDA64, PCMark 10, Furmark, Gears 5, RealBench, SuperPi, DaVinci Resolve Studio, WPrime, PassMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

Death Stranding
Fortnite
Rainbow Six Siege
Fallout 76
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Valorant
Last Man Standing
Watch Dogs Legion
DOOM: Eternal
Overwatch
Grand Theft Auto V
Halo Infinite
Red Dead Redemption 2
Borderlands 3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Cyberpunk 2077
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Valheim
Apex Legends

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium Gold G6405U or Intel Celeron N5205U.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Celeron N5205U

50%

Pentium Gold G6405U

51%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Pentium Gold G6405U is 1% better than Celeron N5205U. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Celeron N5205U

51%

Pentium Gold G6405U

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Battlefield V, Horizon Zero Dawn, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Control, Forza Horizon 4, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Hitman 3, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), League of Legends (LOL), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Ghostrunner, DOTA 2A, Half-Life: Alyx, NBA 2K20, Metro Exodus, Monster Hunter World.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.8	89.9
Valorant	102.1	102.1
Cyberpunk 2077	57.2	57.2
Apex Legends	96.0	96.0
Call of Duty Warzone	76.6	76.6
Overwatch	82.7	82.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.4	70.5
DOOM Eternal	51.1	51.1
Warzone	79.6	79.7
Assassin's Creed	85.8	85.8
Valheim	84.7	84.8

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Celeron N5205U

131%

Pentium Gold G6405U

132%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Pentium Gold G6405U is more energy efficient than the Celeron N5205U since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Celeron N5205U	Intel Pentium Gold G6405U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	91	137
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	241	346
Cinbench 20 Single-core	196	343
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	585	777
Cinbench 23 Single-core	424	509
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1556	1715

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Celeron N5205U	Intel Pentium Gold G6405U
Single-Core	1277	2078
Multi-Core	3149	3388

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Celeron N5205U	Intel Pentium Gold G6405U
Single-Core	592	598
Multi-Core	1813	1833

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Celeron N5205U	Intel Pentium Gold G6405U
Announcement date	December 11, 2019	March 18, 2021
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1528	FCBGA1528
Core name	Comet Lake	Comet Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	10	10
Turbo Frequency	2.2 MHz
Frequency	1.9 MHz	2.4 MHz
Cores	4	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	4 GT/s	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1900 millions	1900 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Max. Memory	64 Gb	64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	37.5 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	2 MB	2 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Pentium Gold G6405U is 20% better than Celeron N5205U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Celeron N5205U has 2 more core than Pentium Gold G6405U. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Celeron N5205U is better: 2
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium Gold G6405U is better: 16
Although it should be realized that all the number in the article above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Celeron N5205U and Intel Pentium Gold G6405U before making a decision which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Celeron N5205U - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Celeron N5205U specs and review.

Intel Pentium Gold G6405U - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Pentium Gold G6405U specs and review.