Pentium Gold G6605 vs i3-4100E

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-4100E
2013
2 cores / 4 threads, 37 Watt
1.15
Pentium Gold G6605
2021
2 cores / 4 threads, 58 Watt
2.80
+143%

Pentium Gold G6605 outperforms Core i3-4100E by a whopping 143% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25101806
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i3no data
Power efficiency2.984.63
DesignerIntelIntel
ManufacturerIntelIntel
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Comet Lake-R (2021)
Release date4 September 2013 (11 years ago)16 March 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$225$86

Detailed specifications

Core i3-4100E 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.4 GHz4.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size118 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-4100E 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 configuration11
SocketIntel BGA1364FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)37 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-4100E and Pentium Gold G6605. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Core i3-4100E and Pentium Gold G6605 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-4100E and Pentium Gold G6605 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-4100E and Pentium Gold G6605. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 900 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-4100E and Pentium Gold G6605 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-4100E and Pentium Gold G6605 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-4100E and Pentium Gold G6605 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-4100E and Pentium Gold G6605.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

i3-4100E 1.15
Pentium Gold G6605 2.80
+143%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

i3-4100E 1848
Pentium Gold G6605 4488
+143%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.15 2.80
Integrated graphics card 1.73 2.91
Recency 4 September 2013 16 March 2021
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 37 Watt 58 Watt

i3-4100E has 56.8% lower power consumption.

Pentium Gold G6605, on the other hand, has a 143.5% higher aggregate performance score, 68.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Intel Pentium Gold G6605 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i3-4100E in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i3-4100E is a notebook processor while Pentium Gold G6605 is a desktop one.

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