Intel Pentium Silver A1030 vs Intel Pentium Gold G6405T

Processor comparisons   28-06-2021
   Let's say you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the Intel Pentium Silver A1030 vs Intel Pentium Gold G6405T tests and decide which is better for games or simple use for programming, machine learning, rendering, video editing, streaming. Here you can find all information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as PCMark 10, VeraCrypt, Prime95, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Dolphin Emulator, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2, AIDA64, 7zip, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PassMark, Blender, UserBenchmark, MATLAB, Handbrake, WPrime, 3DMark, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Furmark, Gears 5, SuperPi.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium Gold G6405T or Intel Pentium Silver A1030.

Summary benchmark results

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

Pentium Silver A1030

51%

Pentium Gold G6405T

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Silver A1030

51%

Pentium Gold G6405T

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. Therefore, if you think 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 CPU comparisons were performed: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Ghostrunner, DOTA 2A, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Control, Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Horizon Zero Dawn, NBA 2K20, Forza Horizon 4, Monster Hunter World, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Metro Exodus, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Hitman 3, League of Legends (LOL), Battlefield V.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.8	90.2
Valorant	102.0	102.5
Cyberpunk 2077	57.1	57.4
Apex Legends	95.9	96.3
Call of Duty Warzone	76.5	76.8
Overwatch	82.6	83.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.4	70.7
DOOM Eternal	51.0	51.2
Warzone	79.6	79.9
Assassin's Creed	85.7	86.1
Valheim	84.7	85.0

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 amounts of RAM and different video cards. 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. 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 Silver A1030

120%

Pentium Gold G6405T

65%

To make a final decision 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 Silver A1030 is more energy efficient than the Pentium Gold G6405T as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 35W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to count 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 machine learning, programming, streaming, video rendering or video editing, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will learn 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. Since 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 Pentium Silver A1030	Intel Pentium Gold G6405T
Cinbench 15 Single-core	88	158
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	294	400
Cinbench 20 Single-core	183	396
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	678	898
Cinbench 23 Single-core	581	587
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2150	1981

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

	Intel Pentium Silver A1030	Intel Pentium Gold G6405T
Single-Core	1314	2416
Multi-Core	3477	3913

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

	Intel Pentium Silver A1030	Intel Pentium Gold G6405T
Single-Core	543	691
Multi-Core	1738	2117

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, 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, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Pentium Silver A1030	Intel Pentium Gold G6405T
Announcement date	January 01, 2020	October 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1090	FCLGA1200
Core name	Gemini Lake	Comet Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation
Turbo Frequency	2.7 MHz
Frequency	2 MHz	3.5 MHz
Cores	4	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1000 millions	2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	35 W
Memory type	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory	8 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth		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 G6405T is 42% better than Pentium Silver A1030 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Pentium Silver A1030 has 2 more core than Pentium Gold G6405T. 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 Silver A1030 is better: 4
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium Gold G6405T is better: 26
However, it should be understood that all the data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Pentium Silver A1030 and Intel Pentium Gold G6405T before making a selection which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Pentium Silver A1030 - all data

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

• Intel Pentium Silver A1030 specs and review.

Intel Pentium Gold G6405T - all data

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

• Intel Pentium Gold G6405T specs and review.