Pentium Gold G6605 vs i3-1115G4

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-1115G4 and Pentium Gold G6605 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1464	1669
Place by popularity	55	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Tiger Lake	no data
Power efficiency	12.86	4.60
Architecture codename	Tiger Lake-UP3 (2020−2021)	Comet Lake-R (2021)
Release date	2 September 2020 (4 years ago)	16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$86

Detailed specifications

Core i3-1115G4 and Pentium Gold G6605 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3 GHz	4.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus rate	4 GT/s	8 GT/s
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm SuperFin	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-1115G4 and Pentium Gold G6605 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	FCBGA1449	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-1115G4 and Pentium Gold G6605. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Core i3-1115G4 and Pentium Gold G6605 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	-	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-1115G4 and Pentium Gold G6605 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-1115G4 and Pentium Gold G6605. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® Processors	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory	no data	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.25 GHz	1.1 GHz
Execution Units	48	no data
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-1115G4 and Pentium Gold G6605 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

4

3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-1115G4 and Pentium Gold G6605 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680x4320@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-1115G4 and Pentium Gold G6605 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.1	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-1115G4 and Pentium Gold G6605.

PCIe version	4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.82	2.83
Recency	2 September 2020	16 March 2021
Chip lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	58 Watt

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