Intel Pentium Gold G6400 vs Intel Core i7-6700T

Intel Pentium Gold G6400
Intel Socket 1200DESKTOP
4000 MHz / Cores: 2 / Apr 2020
Intel Pentium Gold G6400
Intel Core i7-6700T
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
2800 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2015
Intel Core i7-6700T

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6400
    145%
  • Intel Core i7-6700T
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6400
    145%
  • Intel Core i7-6700T
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Pentium Gold G6400

Much higher single threaded performance (around 45% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 45% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-6700T

None

Intel Pentium Gold G6400

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Pentium Gold G6400

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Pentium Gold G6400Intel Core i7-6700T
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
HTT
Boost 2.0
Smart Cache
SGX
MPX

Architecture

Intel Pentium Gold G6400Intel Core i7-6700T
ArchitectureIntel_CometlakevsIntel_Skylake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-2666 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4
CodenameComet LakevsSkylake
Release DateApr 2020vsSep 2015

Cores

Intel Pentium Gold G6400Intel Core i7-6700T
Cores2vs4
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 610vsHD Graphics 530

Cache

Intel Pentium Gold G6400Intel Core i7-6700T
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache4MB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Pentium Gold G6400Intel Core i7-6700T
SocketIntel Socket 1200vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Temp72°Cvs66°C
PackageFC-LGA1200vs
Die Sizeunknownvsunknown
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Pentium Gold G6400Intel Core i7-6700T
Cpu Frequency4000 MHzvs2800 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevs3600 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/Avsunknown
TDP58 Wvs35 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6400
    4800 points
  • Intel Core i7-6700T
    4140 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6400
    11520 points
  • Intel Core i7-6700T
    12880 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6400 (simulated)
    222.5
  • Intel Core i7-6700T
    153

points - higher is better