Intel Pentium Gold G6600 vs Intel Core i3-8100

Intel Pentium Gold G6600
Intel Socket 1200DESKTOP
4200 MHz / Cores: 2 / Apr 2020
Intel Pentium Gold G6600
Intel Core i3-8100
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
2800 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jan 2018
Intel Core i3-8100

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6600
    150%
  • Intel Core i3-8100
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6600
    150%
  • Intel Core i3-8100
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Pentium Gold G6600

Much higher single threaded performance (around 50% 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 50% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-8100

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 i3-8100
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 G6600Intel Core i3-8100
ArchitectureIntel_CometlakevsIntel_Coffelake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-2666 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4
CodenameComet LakevsCoffee Lake
Release DateApr 2020vsJan 2018

Cores

Intel Pentium Gold G6600Intel Core i3-8100
Cores2vs4
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsIntel UHD 630

Cache

Intel Pentium Gold G6600Intel Core i3-8100
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 G6600Intel Core i3-8100
SocketIntel Socket 1200vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA1200vsFC-LGA1151
Die Sizeunknownvs151mm²
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Pentium Gold G6600Intel Core i3-8100
Cpu Frequency4200 MHzvs2800 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevs3600 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/Avsunknown
TDP58 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6600
    5040 points
  • Intel Core i3-8100
    4320 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6600
    12096 points
  • Intel Core i3-8100
    13440 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6600 (simulated)
    233.63
  • Intel Core i3-8100
    155

points - higher is better