Intel Pentium Gold G6400 vs Intel Core i7-8650U

Intel Pentium Gold G6400
Intel Socket 1200DESKTOP
4000 MHz / Cores: 2 / Apr 2020
Intel Pentium Gold G6400
Intel Core i7-8650U
Intel BGA1356MOBILE
1900 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2017
Intel Core i7-8650U

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6400
    123%
  • Intel Core i7-8650U
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6400
    123%
  • Intel Core i7-8650U
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Pentium Gold G6400

Much higher single threaded performance (around 23% 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 23% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-8650U

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 i7-8650U
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
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Pentium Gold G6400Intel Core i7-8650U
ArchitectureIntel_CometlakevsIntel_Kabylake
MarketDesktopvsMobile
Memory SupportDDR4-2666 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4
CodenameComet LakevsKaby Lake
Release DateApr 2020vsSep 2017

Cores

Intel Pentium Gold G6400Intel Core i7-8650U
Cores2vs4
Threads4vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 610vsIntel UHD 620

Cache

Intel Pentium Gold G6400Intel Core i7-8650U
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache4MB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Pentium Gold G6400Intel Core i7-8650U
SocketIntel Socket 1200vsIntel BGA1356
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA1200vs FC-BGA1356
Die Sizeunknownvsunknown
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Pentium Gold G6400Intel Core i7-8650U
Cpu Frequency4000 MHzvs1900 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevs4200 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/Avsunknown
TDP58 Wvs25 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6400
    4800 points
  • Intel Core i7-8650U
    5040 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6400
    11520 points
  • Intel Core i7-8650U
    10944 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6400 (simulated)
    222.5
  • Intel Core i7-8650U (simulated)
    180.35

points - higher is better