Intel Pentium Gold G6405U vs Intel Core i7-2600

Processor comparisons   19-03-2021
   If you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the full tests Intel Pentium Gold G6405U vs Intel Core i7-2600 and understand which is better for games or normal use for streaming, rendering, machine learning, programming, video editing. Here you can find all information from various benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. 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 joint testing in special testing software such as PCMark 10, UserBenchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 3DMark, PassMark, Prime95, Furmark, Blender, SuperPi, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Dolphin Emulator, Gears 5, 7zip, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Handbrake, RealBench, Blender, VeraCrypt, WPrime, MATLAB, AIDA64.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-2600 or Intel Pentium Gold G6405U.

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 G6405U

51%

Core i7-2600

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Gold G6405U

51%

Core i7-2600

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. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Half-Life: Alyx, Monster Hunter World, Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, League of Legends (LOL), Forza Horizon 4, DOTA 2A, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Battlefield V, Microsoft Flight Simulator, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Hitman 3, Metro Exodus, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Control, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Horizon Zero Dawn.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.9	91.3
Valorant	102.1	103.7
Cyberpunk 2077	57.2	58.1
Apex Legends	96.0	97.5
Call of Duty Warzone	76.6	77.8
Overwatch	82.7	84.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.5	71.6
DOOM Eternal	51.1	51.9
Warzone	79.7	80.9
Assassin's Creed	85.8	87.1
Valheim	84.8	86.1

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: 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Pentium Gold G6405U

132%

Core i7-2600

29%

To make a finishing resolution 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 Pentium Gold G6405U is more energy efficient than the Core i7-2600 since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 95W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to 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 plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will learn 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. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages 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 Pentium Gold G6405U	Intel Core i7-2600
Cinbench 15 Single-core	137	124
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	346	568
Cinbench 20 Single-core	343	257
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	777	1824
Cinbench 23 Single-core	509	759
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1715	3647

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G6405U	Intel Core i7-2600
Single-Core	2078	1751
Multi-Core	3388	5341

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G6405U	Intel Core i7-2600
Single-Core	598	844
Multi-Core	1833	3227

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. 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 savings are obvious!

	Intel Pentium Gold G6405U	Intel Core i7-2600
Announcement date	March 18, 2021	October 01, 2010
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1528	LGA1155
Core name	Comet Lake	Sandy Bridge
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	10
Turbo Frequency		3.8 MHz
Frequency	2.4 MHz	3.4 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Bus rate	4 GT/s	5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Transistors count	1900 millions	2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	95 W
Memory type	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133	DDR3 1066/1333
Max. Memory	64 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	21 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	2 MB	8 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
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 Core i7-2600 is 29% better than Pentium Gold G6405U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-2600 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 Pentium Gold G6405U is better: 9
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-2600 is better: 26
However, it should be understood that all the figures in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Pentium Gold G6405U and Intel Core i7-2600 before making a choice which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

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.

• Intel Core i7-2600 specs and review.