Intel Pentium Gold G6400 vs AMD FX-6300

Intel Pentium Gold G6400
Intel Socket 1200DESKTOP
4000 MHz / Cores: 2 / Apr 2020
Intel Pentium Gold G6400
AMD FX-6300
AMD Socket AM3+DESKTOP
3500 MHz / Cores: 6 / Oct 2012
AMD FX-6300

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6400
    228%
  • AMD FX-6300
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6400
    228%
  • AMD FX-6300
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Pentium Gold G6400

Much higher single threaded performance (around 128% 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).
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD FX-6300.
Around 128% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider AMD FX-6300

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 G6400AMD FX-6300
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
SSE4a
AMD64
AMD-V
AES
CVT16
EVP
FMA4
XOP
Turbo Core
HT3.1

Architecture

Intel Pentium Gold G6400AMD FX-6300
ArchitectureIntel_CometlakevsAMD Piledriver
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-2666 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR3
CodenameComet LakevsVishera
Release DateApr 2020vsOct 2012

Cores

Intel Pentium Gold G6400AMD FX-6300
Cores2vs6
Threads4vs6
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 610vsNo

Cache

Intel Pentium Gold G6400AMD FX-6300
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs288 KB
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs6144 KB
L3 Cache4MB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Pentium Gold G6400AMD FX-6300
SocketIntel Socket 1200vsAMD Socket AM3+
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA1200vsuPGA
Die Sizeunknownvs315mm²
Process14 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Pentium Gold G6400AMD FX-6300
Cpu Frequency4000 MHzvs3500 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevs4100 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs200 MHz
VoltageN/Avs1.4 V
TDP58 Wvs95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6400
    4800 points
  • AMD FX-6300
    2501 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6400
    11520 points
  • AMD FX-6300
    10504 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6400 (simulated)
    222.5
  • AMD FX-6300 (simulated)
    97.26

points - higher is better