Intel Pentium Gold G6400 vs AMD FX-8320

Intel Pentium Gold G6400
Intel Socket 1200DESKTOP
4000 MHz / Cores: 2 / Apr 2020
Intel Pentium Gold G6400
AMD FX-8320
AMD Socket AM3+DESKTOP
3500 MHz / Cores: 8 / Oct 2012
AMD FX-8320

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6400
    234%
  • AMD FX-8320
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6400
    234%
  • AMD FX-8320
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Pentium Gold G6400

Much higher single threaded performance (around 134% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
67 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-8320.
Around 134% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider AMD FX-8320

None

Intel Pentium Gold G6400

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Pentium Gold G6400

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

AMD FX-8320

Productivity

HWBench recommends AMD FX-8320

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Pentium Gold G6400AMD FX-8320
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
ABM
ADX
RdRand
SSE4.1
SSE4a
AMD64
AMD-V
AES
CVT16
EVP
FMA4
XOP
Turbo Core
HT3.1

Architecture

Intel Pentium Gold G6400AMD FX-8320
ArchitectureIntel_CometlakevsAMD Piledriver
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-2666 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR3
CodenameComet LakevsVishera
Release DateApr 2020vsOct 2012

Cores

Intel Pentium Gold G6400AMD FX-8320
Cores2vs8
Threads4vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 610vsNo

Cache

Intel Pentium Gold G6400AMD FX-8320
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs384 KB
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs8192 KB
L3 Cache4MB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Pentium Gold G6400AMD FX-8320
SocketIntel Socket 1200vsAMD Socket AM3+
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA1200vsuPGA
Die Sizeunknownvs315mm²
Process14 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Pentium Gold G6400AMD FX-8320
Cpu Frequency4000 MHzvs3500 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevs4000 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs200 MHz
VoltageN/Avs1.425 V
TDP58 Wvs125 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6400
    4800 points
  • AMD FX-8320
    2440 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6400
    11520 points
  • AMD FX-8320
    14005 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6400 (simulated)
    222.5
  • AMD FX-8320 (simulated)
    94.88

points - higher is better