Intel Core i5-1030NG7 vs Intel Pentium Gold G6405U

Processor comparisons   03-04-2021
   Let's say you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice after reading the detailed tests Intel Core i5-1030NG7 vs Intel Pentium Gold G6405U and understand which is better for games or normal use for video editing, machine learning, programming, streaming, rendering. Here you can find all information from real video editing and streaming tests or several benchmarks. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications such as UserBenchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 7zip, VeraCrypt, SuperPi, Blender, WPrime, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Handbrake, AIDA64, PCMark 10, Prime95, Furmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Dolphin Emulator, 3DMark, Blender, RealBench, MATLAB, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PassMark, Gears 5.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium Gold G6405U or Intel Core i5-1030NG7.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-1030NG7

51%

Pentium Gold G6405U

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-1030NG7

51%

Pentium Gold G6405U

51%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And it is clear that 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 small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Battlefield V, Microsoft Flight Simulator, League of Legends (LOL), Forza Horizon 4, Horizon Zero Dawn, NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, Control, Ghostrunner, Half-Life: Alyx, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Metro Exodus, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Monster Hunter World, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, DOTA 2A, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.4	89.9
Valorant	103.9	102.1
Cyberpunk 2077	58.2	57.2
Apex Legends	97.7	96.0
Call of Duty Warzone	77.9	76.6
Overwatch	84.2	82.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.7	70.5
DOOM Eternal	52.0	51.1
Warzone	81.1	79.7
Assassin's Creed	87.3	85.8
Valheim	86.2	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 computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance 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

Core i5-1030NG7

374%

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 Core i5-1030NG7 is more energy efficient than the Pentium Gold G6405U as it consumes less power: 10W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. 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

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video editing or video rendering, streaming, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that 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 benefit 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 Core i5-1030NG7	Intel Pentium Gold G6405U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	146	137
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	554	346
Cinbench 20 Single-core	339	343
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1243	777
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1049	509
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	4189	1715

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

	Intel Core i5-1030NG7	Intel Pentium Gold G6405U
Single-Core	1681	2078
Multi-Core	5399	3388

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

	Intel Core i5-1030NG7	Intel Pentium Gold G6405U
Single-Core	1123	598
Multi-Core	3378	1833

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. 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 even in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Core i5-1030NG7	Intel Pentium Gold G6405U
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	March 18, 2021
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	BGA1526	FCBGA1528
Core name	Ice Lake	Comet Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	10	10
Turbo Frequency	3.5 MHz
Frequency	1.1 MHz	2.4 MHz
Cores	4	2
Threads	8	4
Bus rate	4 GT/s	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4800 millions	1900 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	15 W
Memory type	LPDDR4-3733	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Max. Memory	32 Gb	64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	58.3 GB/s	37.5 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	6 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 54% better than Core i5-1030NG7 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-1030NG7 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 Core i5-1030NG7 is better: 27
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium Gold G6405U is better: 5
Although it should be understood that all the data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i5-1030NG7 and Intel Pentium Gold G6405U before making a selection which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i5-1030NG7 - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-1030NG7 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.