Pentium Gold G6600 vs Ryzen 5 7235HS
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 7235HS outperforms Pentium Gold G6600 by a whopping 171% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 7235HS and Pentium Gold G6600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 982 | 1703 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 15.33 | 4.39 |
| Architecture codename | Rembrandt-R (2023) | Comet Lake (2020) |
| Release date | 2023 (1 year ago) | 30 April 2020 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 7235HS and Pentium Gold G6600 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 210 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 7235HS and Pentium Gold G6600 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 | FP7 | FCLGA1200 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 58 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 7235HS and Pentium Gold G6600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 7235HS and Pentium Gold G6600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 7235HS and Pentium Gold G6600 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 7235HS and Pentium Gold G6600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 41.6 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon 660M | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Max video memory | no data | 64 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.1 GHz |
| InTru 3D | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 7235HS and Pentium Gold G6600 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 7235HS and Pentium Gold G6600 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096x2160@30Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Ryzen 5 7235HS and Pentium Gold G6600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 7235HS and Pentium Gold G6600.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 7.29 | 2.69 |
| Integrated graphics card | 16.29 | 3.09 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 58 Watt |
Ryzen 5 7235HS has a 171% higher aggregate performance score, 427.2% faster integrated GPU, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 28.9% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 5 7235HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G6600 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 5 7235HS is a notebook processor while Pentium Gold G6600 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 7235HS and Pentium Gold G6600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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