Intel Pentium Gold G6600 vs Intel Core i7-2600S

Intel Pentium Gold G6600
Intel Socket 1200DESKTOP
4200 MHz / Cores: 2 / Apr 2020
Intel Pentium Gold G6600
Intel Core i7-2600S
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
2800 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jan 2011
Intel Core i7-2600S

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6600
    181%
  • Intel Core i7-2600S
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6600
    181%
  • Intel Core i7-2600S
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Pentium Gold G6600

Much higher single threaded performance (around 81% 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 81% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-2600S

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 i7-2600S
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
Hyper-Threading AES-NI

Architecture

Intel Pentium Gold G6600Intel Core i7-2600S
ArchitectureIntel_CometlakevsIntel_SandyBridge
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-2666 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR3
CodenameComet LakevsSandy Bridge
Release DateApr 2020vsJan 2011

Cores

Intel Pentium Gold G6600Intel Core i7-2600S
Cores2vs4
Threads4vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsIntel HD 2000

Cache

Intel Pentium Gold G6600Intel Core i7-2600S
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 G6600Intel Core i7-2600S
SocketIntel Socket 1200vsIntel Socket 1155
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA1200vsFC-LGA10
Die Sizeunknownvs216mm²
Process14 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Pentium Gold G6600Intel Core i7-2600S
Cpu Frequency4200 MHzvs2800 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevs3800 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 i7-2600S
    3800 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6600
    12096 points
  • Intel Core i7-2600S
    13440 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6600 (simulated)
    233.63
  • Intel Core i7-2600S (simulated)
    129

points - higher is better