Intel Pentium Gold G6500 vs AMD FX-8320

Intel Pentium Gold G6500
Intel Socket 1200DESKTOP
4100 MHz / Cores: 2 / Apr 2020
Intel Pentium Gold G6500
AMD FX-8320
AMD Socket AM3+DESKTOP
3500 MHz / Cores: 8 / Oct 2012
AMD FX-8320

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6500
    240%
  • AMD FX-8320
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6500
    240%
  • AMD FX-8320
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Pentium Gold G6500

Much higher single threaded performance (around 140% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
67 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 AMD FX-8320.
Around 140% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider AMD FX-8320

None

Intel Pentium Gold G6500

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Pentium Gold G6500

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Pentium Gold G6500AMD FX-8320
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 G6500AMD FX-8320
ArchitectureIntel_CometlakevsAMD Piledriver
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-2666 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR3
CodenameComet LakevsVishera
Release DateApr 2020vsOct 2012

Cores

Intel Pentium Gold G6500AMD FX-8320
Cores2vs8
Threads4vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsNo

Cache

Intel Pentium Gold G6500AMD FX-8320
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs384 KB
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs8192 KB
L3 Cache4MB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Pentium Gold G6500AMD FX-8320
SocketIntel Socket 1200vsAMD Socket AM3+
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA1200vsuPGA
Die Sizeunknownvs315mm²
Process14 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Pentium Gold G6500AMD FX-8320
Cpu Frequency4100 MHzvs3500 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevs4000 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs200 MHz
VoltageN/Avs1.425 V
TDP58 Wvs125 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6500
    4920 points
  • AMD FX-8320
    2440 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6500
    11808 points
  • AMD FX-8320
    14005 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6500 (simulated)
    228.06
  • AMD FX-8320 (simulated)
    94.88

points - higher is better