Intel Pentium Gold G6400 vs Intel Core i3-9100F

Intel Pentium Gold G6400
Intel Socket 1200DESKTOP
4000 MHz / Cores: 2 / Apr 2020
Intel Pentium Gold G6400
Intel Core i3-9100F
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3600 MHz / Cores: 4 / Apr 2018
Intel Core i3-9100F

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6400
    123%
  • Intel Core i3-9100F
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6400
    123%
  • Intel Core i3-9100F
    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).
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i3-9100F.
Around 23% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-9100F

None

Intel Pentium Gold G6400

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Pentium Gold G6400

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i3-9100F

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-9100F

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Pentium Gold G6400Intel Core i3-9100F
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 i3-9100F
ArchitectureIntel_CometlakevsIntel_Coffelake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-2666 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4
CodenameComet LakevsCoffee Lake
Release DateApr 2020vsApr 2018

Cores

Intel Pentium Gold G6400Intel Core i3-9100F
Cores2vs4
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 610vsNo

Cache

Intel Pentium Gold G6400Intel Core i3-9100F
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs64K (per core)
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs256K (per core)
L3 Cache4MB (shared)vs6MB (shared)

Physical

Intel Pentium Gold G6400Intel Core i3-9100F
SocketIntel Socket 1200vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA1200vsFC-LGA1151
Die Sizeunknownvsunknown
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Pentium Gold G6400Intel Core i3-9100F
Cpu Frequency4000 MHzvs3600 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevs4200 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/Avsvariable
TDP58 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6400
    4800 points
  • Intel Core i3-9100F
    5040 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6400
    11520 points
  • Intel Core i3-9100F
    17280 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6400 (simulated)
    222.5
  • Intel Core i3-9100F (simulated)
    180.83

points - higher is better