Intel Pentium Gold G6505 vs Pentium Gold G6600

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Combined performance score

Pentium Gold G6600
2.78

Pentium Gold G6505 outperforms Pentium Gold G6600 by 3% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Pentium Gold G6600 and Pentium Gold G6505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking15651556
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameComet Lake (2020)Comet Lake-R (2021)
Release date30 April 2020 (3 years old)16 March 2021 (3 years old)

Technical specs

Pentium Gold G6600 and Pentium Gold G6505 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 speed4.2 GHz4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.2 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G6600 and Pentium Gold G6505 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
SocketFCLGA1200FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)58 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G6600 and Pentium Gold G6505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
SIPP--
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--
StatusLaunchedLaunched

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G6600 and Pentium Gold G6505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G6600 and Pentium Gold G6505 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G6600 and Pentium Gold G6505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth41.6 GB/s41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 630Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory64 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz1.1 GHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold G6600 and Pentium Gold G6505 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G6600 and Pentium Gold G6505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@30Hz4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold G6600 and Pentium Gold G6505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G6600 and Pentium Gold G6505.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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. 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.

Pentium Gold G6600 2.78
Pentium Gold G6505 2.85
+2.5%

Pentium Gold G6505 outperforms Pentium Gold G6600 by 3% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Pentium Gold G6600 4273
Pentium Gold G6505 4371
+2.3%

Pentium Gold G6505 outperforms Pentium Gold G6600 by 2% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.78 2.85
Recency 30 April 2020 16 March 2021

We couldn't decide between Pentium Gold G6600 and Pentium Gold G6505. The differences in performance seem too small.


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