Intel Core i5-L16G7 vs Intel Pentium Gold G6405

Processor comparisons   11-01-2022
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Core i5-L16G7 vs Intel Pentium Gold G6405 and decide which is better for games or simple use for streaming, machine learning, video editing, rendering, programming. Here is useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications such as Blender, RealBench, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), WPrime, Furmark, Prime95, VeraCrypt, AIDA64, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PCMark 10, UserBenchmark, MATLAB, PassMark, Dolphin Emulator, Handbrake, DaVinci Resolve Studio, SuperPi, Gears 5, 7zip, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 3DMark, Blender.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium Gold G6405 or Intel Core i5-L16G7.

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-L16G7

51%

Pentium Gold G6405

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-L16G7

51%

Pentium Gold G6405

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play 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, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Horizon Zero Dawn, Monster Hunter World, Half-Life: Alyx, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Ghostrunner, Battlefield V, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Microsoft Flight Simulator, DOTA 2A, Control, Hitman 3, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Metro Exodus, Forza Horizon 4, NBA 2K20, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), League of Legends (LOL).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.9	90.3
Valorant	102.2	102.6
Cyberpunk 2077	57.2	57.5
Apex Legends	96.0	96.5
Call of Duty Warzone	76.6	77.0
Overwatch	82.8	83.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.5	70.8
DOOM Eternal	51.1	51.3
Warzone	79.7	80.0
Assassin's Creed	85.8	86.2
Valheim	84.8	85.2

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 comparisons 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. 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

Core i5-L16G7

430%

Pentium Gold G6405

42%

To make a finishing decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-L16G7 is more energy efficient than the Pentium Gold G6405 since it has less power consumption: 7W vs. 58W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was 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 rendering or video editing, programming, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU uses all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. 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 program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-L16G7	Intel Pentium Gold G6405
Cinbench 15 Single-core	107	168
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	251	424
Cinbench 20 Single-core	272	420
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	577	953
Cinbench 23 Single-core	794	623
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1923	2104

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

	Intel Core i5-L16G7	Intel Pentium Gold G6405
Single-Core	1605	2566
Multi-Core	3297	4157

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

	Intel Core i5-L16G7	Intel Pentium Gold G6405
Single-Core	905	734
Multi-Core	1869	2249

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. 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. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS 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-L16G7	Intel Pentium Gold G6405
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	October 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FC-CSP1016	FCLGA1200
Core name	Lakefield	Comet Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	11	10
Turbo Frequency	3 MHz
Frequency	1.4 MHz	4.1 MHz
Cores	5	2
Threads	5	4
Bus rate	4 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	6800 millions	2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	58 W
Memory type	LPDDR4X 4267 POP Memory	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory	8 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	34 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	4 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 G6405 is 65% better than Core i5-L16G7 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-L16G7 has 3 more core than Pentium Gold G6405. 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-L16G7 is better: 9
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium Gold G6405 is better: 24
However, it should be realized that all the number in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i5-L16G7 and Intel Pentium Gold G6405 before deciding which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-L16G7 - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-L16G7 specs and review.

Intel Pentium Gold G6405 - all data

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

• Intel Pentium Gold G6405 specs and review.