Should you use Intel Pentium Gold 6405U or Intel Core i3 7020U? Well, your search ends here. Find out which Laptop chipset would work best for you. Compare the two models on the basis of their Performance, memory, IGPU and benchmark scores. Intel Pentium Gold 6405U is manufactured by Intel in India whereas Intel Core i3 7020U is manufactured by Intel in India. Base frequency and memory size are the primary matrices to judge the overall speed and performance of the chipset. Intel Pentium Gold 6405U has a Base frequency of 2.4 GHz and 64 GB memory size whereas Intel Core i3 7020U has a base frequency of 2.3 GHz and 32 GB memory.
Check detailed comparison below to compare specification for both models. Don't forget to check out expert opinion as well.
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| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| TDP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Max. temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
General | ||
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | October 1, 2019 | April 1, 2018 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Comet Lake | Kaby Lake |
| Model number | 6405U | i3-7020U |
| Socket | BGA-1528 | BGA-1356 |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics | HD Graphics 620 |
Performance | ||
| Cores | 2 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base Frequency | 2.4 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Bus Bandwidth | 4 GT/s | 4 GT/s |
| L3 Cache | 2MB (shared) | 3MB (shared) |
IGPU | ||
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 620 |
| GPU Boost Clock | 950 MHz | 1000 MHz |
Memory | ||
| Memory types | DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133 | DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600 |
| Memory Size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 37.5 GB/s | 34.1 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc | ||
| PCI Express Version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 12 | 12 |
| Extended instructions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2 |
| Official page | https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/197888/intel-pentium-gold-6405u-processor-2m-cache-2-40-ghz.html | https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/122590/intel-core-i3-7020u-processor-3m-cache-2-30-ghz.html |
Benchmarks | ||
| Passmark CPU (Single-Core) | 1416 | 1328 |
| Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) | 2349 | 2560 |
| Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) | 576 | 583 |
| Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) | 1313 | 1328 |
Intel Pentium Gold 6405U has been announced on October 2019 whereas Intel Core i3 7020U has been announced on April 2018. Check out detailed comparison with key specs below:
Passmark Score consists of 4 parameters: CPU, GPU, MEM, and UX. The Passmark score measures the performance of the CPU. Passmark score is that measures a processor's single core performance and evaluates multi core performance. The Passmark score value of Intel Pentium Gold 6405U is 2349 whereas Passmark score value of Intel Core i3 7020U is 2560.
Coming to the Memory, Intel Pentium Gold 6405U has a memory size of 64 GB while Intel Core i3 7020U comes up with 32 GB. Max. Memory Channels used in the first compared laptop chipset is 2 and Max. Memory Channels used in the other laptop chipset 2.
Intel Pentium Gold 6405U has 2 cores with 4 threads whereas Intel Core i3 7020U has 2 cores with 4 threads. Intel Pentium Gold 6405U has base frequency of 2.4 GHz whereas Intel Core i3 7020Uhas base frequency of 2.3 GHz.