Intel Pentium Gold G6400 vs Intel Core i5-10210Y

Processor comparisons   11-09-2022
   For example you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the comprehensive tests Intel Pentium Gold G6400 vs Intel Core i5-10210Y and decide which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, video editing, streaming, rendering, programming. Here is all information from different benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications like PCMark 10, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Gears 5, Blender, RealBench, UserBenchmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 7zip, WPrime, SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 3DMark, AIDA64, VeraCrypt, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PassMark, Furmark, MATLAB, Handbrake, Prime95, Blender, Dolphin Emulator.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-10210Y or Intel Pentium Gold G6400.

Summary benchmark results

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

Pentium Gold G6400

51%

Core i5-10210Y

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Gold G6400

51%

Core i5-10210Y

51%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Forza Horizon 4, Control, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), League of Legends (LOL), Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Monster Hunter World, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Ghostrunner, Battlefield V, NBA 2K20, Half-Life: Alyx, Metro Exodus, Hitman 3.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.4	90.9
Valorant	102.7	103.3
Cyberpunk 2077	57.5	57.9
Apex Legends	96.5	97.1
Call of Duty Warzone	77.0	77.5
Overwatch	83.2	83.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.8	71.3
DOOM Eternal	51.3	51.7
Warzone	80.1	80.6
Assassin's Creed	86.3	86.8
Valheim	85.2	85.7

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 amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. So 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

Pentium Gold G6400

65%

Core i5-10210Y

499%

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 i5-10210Y is more energy efficient than the Pentium Gold G6400 since it has less power consumption: 58W vs. 7W. 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

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, video rendering or video editing, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that 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 Pentium Gold G6400	Intel Core i5-10210Y
Cinbench 15 Single-core	166	137
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	416	520
Cinbench 20 Single-core	415	277
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	953	1040
Cinbench 23 Single-core	623	758
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2103	2713

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G6400	Intel Core i5-10210Y
Single-Core	2441	2086
Multi-Core	4155	4932

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G6400	Intel Core i5-10210Y
Single-Core	1138	1049
Multi-Core	2313	2853

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Pentium Gold G6400	Intel Core i5-10210Y
Announcement date	June 24, 2020	January 01, 2020
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	FCLGA1200	UTFCBGA1377
Core name	Comet Lake	Amber Lake Y
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	10	10
Turbo Frequency		4 MHz
Frequency	4 MHz	1 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Bus rate	8 GT/s	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2600 millions	4800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	58 W	7 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666	LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory	128 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	33.33 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	6 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options	Expansion Options

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Pentium Gold G6400 is 75% better than Core i5-10210Y in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-10210Y has 2 more core than Pentium Gold G6400. 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 Pentium Gold G6400 is better: 9
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-10210Y is better: 23
However, it should be realized that the summary data in the table above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Pentium Gold G6400 and Intel Core i5-10210Y before making a choice which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Pentium Gold G6400 - all data

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

• Intel Pentium Gold G6400 specs and review.

Intel Core i5-10210Y - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-10210Y specs and review.