Intel Pentium Gold G6600 vs AMD FX-8370

Intel Pentium Gold G6600
Intel Socket 1200DESKTOP
4200 MHz / Cores: 2 / Apr 2020
Intel Pentium Gold G6600
AMD FX-8370
AMD Socket AM3+DESKTOP
4000 MHz / Cores: 8 / Sep 2014
AMD FX-8370

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6600
    229%
  • AMD FX-8370
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6600
    229%
  • AMD FX-8370
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Pentium Gold G6600

Much higher single threaded performance (around 129% 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-8370.
Around 129% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider AMD FX-8370

None

Intel Pentium Gold G6600

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Pentium Gold G6600

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

AMD FX-8370

Productivity

HWBench recommends AMD FX-8370

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


Specifications

Features

Intel Pentium Gold G6600AMD FX-8370
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 G6600AMD FX-8370
ArchitectureIntel_CometlakevsAMD Piledriver
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-2666 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR3
CodenameComet LakevsVishera
Release DateApr 2020vsSep 2014

Cores

Intel Pentium Gold G6600AMD FX-8370
Cores2vs8
Threads4vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsNo

Cache

Intel Pentium Gold G6600AMD FX-8370
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs384 KB
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs8192 KB
L3 Cache4MB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Pentium Gold G6600AMD FX-8370
SocketIntel Socket 1200vsAMD Socket AM3+
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA1200vsuPGA
Die Sizeunknownvs315mm²
Process14 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Pentium Gold G6600AMD FX-8370
Cpu Frequency4200 MHzvs4000 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevs4300 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs200 MHz
VoltageN/Avs1.45 V
TDP58 Wvs125 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6600
    5040 points
  • AMD FX-8370
    2623 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6600
    12096 points
  • AMD FX-8370
    16006 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6600 (simulated)
    233.63
  • AMD FX-8370
    102

points - higher is better