Ultra 5 236V vs Pentium Gold G6600
Aggregate performance score
Core Ultra 5 236V outperforms Pentium Gold G6600 by a whopping 401% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium Gold G6600 and Core Ultra 5 236V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1714 | 557 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 4.39 | 75.10 |
| Architecture codename | Comet Lake (2020) | Lunar Lake (2024) |
| Release date | 30 April 2020 (4 years ago) | 24 September 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium Gold G6600 and Core Ultra 5 236V 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | 8 GT/s | 37 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 192 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 2.5 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Gold G6600 and Core Ultra 5 236V 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 | FCLGA1200 | Intel BGA 2833 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 58 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G6600 and Core Ultra 5 236V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium Gold G6600 and Core Ultra 5 236V 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 | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G6600 and Core Ultra 5 236V are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G6600 and Core Ultra 5 236V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 41.6 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Arc 130V |
| Max video memory | 64 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | no data |
| InTru 3D | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold G6600 and Core Ultra 5 236V integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G6600 and Core Ultra 5 236V integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | no data |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2160@30Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2304@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096x2304@60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium Gold G6600 and Core Ultra 5 236V integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G6600 and Core Ultra 5 236V.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 4 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.69 | 13.49 |
| Recency | 30 April 2020 | 24 September 2024 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 58 Watt | 17 Watt |
Ultra 5 236V has a 401.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 241.2% lower power consumption.
The Core Ultra 5 236V is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G6600 in performance tests.
Note that Pentium Gold G6600 is a desktop processor while Core Ultra 5 236V is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Gold G6600 and Core Ultra 5 236V, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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