Intel Pentium G4600 vs AMD FX-6300

Intel Pentium G4600
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3600 MHz / Cores: 2 / Jan 2017
Intel Pentium G4600
AMD FX-6300
AMD Socket AM3+DESKTOP
3500 MHz / Cores: 6 / Oct 2012
AMD FX-6300

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Pentium G4600
    126%
  • AMD FX-6300
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Pentium G4600
    157%
  • AMD FX-6300
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Pentium G4600
    100%
  • AMD FX-6300
    106%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Pentium G4600

Much higher single threaded performance (around 57% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
44 watts lower power draw.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD FX-6300.

Reasons to consider AMD FX-6300

6% higher multi threaded performance.

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Pentium G4600AMD FX-6300
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
HTT
AES-NI
TSX
CLMUL
FMA3
MPX
SGX
SSE4a
AMD64
AMD-V
AES
CVT16
EVP
FMA4
XOP
Turbo Core
HT3.1

Architecture

Intel Pentium G4600AMD FX-6300
ArchitectureIntel_KabylakevsAMD Piledriver
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameKaby LakevsVishera
Release DateJan 2017vsOct 2012

Cores

Intel Pentium G4600AMD FX-6300
Cores2vs6
Threads4vs6
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 630vsNo

Cache

Intel Pentium G4600AMD FX-6300
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs288 KB
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs6144 KB
L3 Cache3072 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Pentium G4600AMD FX-6300
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsAMD Socket AM3+
Max Case Temp65°Cvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA1151vsuPGA
Die Sizeunknownvs315mm²
Process14 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Pentium G4600AMD FX-6300
Cpu Frequency3600 MHzvs3500 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevs4100 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs200 MHz
Voltageunknownvs1.4 V
TDP51 Wvs95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Pentium G4600
    4320 points
  • AMD FX-6300
    2501 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Pentium G4600
    10368 points
  • AMD FX-6300
    10504 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Pentium G4600 (simulated)
    153.43
  • AMD FX-6300 (simulated)
    97.26

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Pentium G4600 (simulated)
    393.23
  • AMD FX-6300
    417

points - higher is better