Intel Pentium Gold G6600 vs Intel Core i3-7360X

Intel Pentium Gold G6600
Intel Socket 1200DESKTOP
4200 MHz / Cores: 2 / Apr 2020
Intel Pentium Gold G6600
Intel Core i3-7360X
Intel Socket 2066DESKTOP
4300 MHz / Cores: 2 / Oct 2017
Intel Core i3-7360X

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6600
    127%
  • Intel Core i3-7360X
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6600
    127%
  • Intel Core i3-7360X
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Pentium Gold G6600

Much higher single threaded performance (around 27% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
54 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 Intel Core i3-7360X.
Around 27% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-7360X

None

Intel Pentium Gold G6600

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Pentium Gold G6600

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Pentium Gold G6600Intel Core i3-7360X
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

Architecture

Intel Pentium Gold G6600Intel Core i3-7360X
ArchitectureIntel_CometlakevsIntel_Kabylake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-2666 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4
CodenameComet LakevsKaby Lake
Release DateApr 2020vsOct 2017

Cores

Intel Pentium Gold G6600Intel Core i3-7360X
Cores2vs2
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsNo

Cache

Intel Pentium Gold G6600Intel Core i3-7360X
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache4MB (shared)vs4096 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Pentium Gold G6600Intel Core i3-7360X
SocketIntel Socket 1200vsIntel Socket 2066
Max Case Temp72°Cvs65°C
PackageFC-LGA1200vsFC-LGA1151
Die Sizeunknownvsunknown
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Pentium Gold G6600Intel Core i3-7360X
Cpu Frequency4200 MHzvs4300 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevsnone
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/Avsunknown
TDP58 Wvs112 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6600
    5040 points
  • Intel Core i3-7360X
    5160 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6600
    12096 points
  • Intel Core i3-7360X
    12384 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6600 (simulated)
    233.63
  • Intel Core i3-7360X (simulated)
    183.26

points - higher is better