Intel Pentium Gold G6600 vs Intel Core i7-3840QM

Intel Pentium Gold G6600
Intel Socket 1200DESKTOP
4200 MHz / Cores: 2 / Apr 2020
Intel Pentium Gold G6600
Intel Core i7-3840QM
Intel Socket G2 (988B)MOBILE
2800 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2012
Intel Core i7-3840QM

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6600
    174%
  • Intel Core i7-3840QM
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6600
    174%
  • Intel Core i7-3840QM
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Pentium Gold G6600

Much higher single threaded performance (around 74% 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 74% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-3840QM

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 i7-3840QM
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

Architecture

Intel Pentium Gold G6600Intel Core i7-3840QM
ArchitectureIntel_CometlakevsIntel_IvyBridge
MarketDesktopvsMobile
Memory SupportDDR4-2666 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR3
CodenameComet LakevsIvy Bridge
Release DateApr 2020vsSep 2012

Cores

Intel Pentium Gold G6600Intel Core i7-3840QM
Cores2vs4
Threads4vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsIntel HD 4000

Cache

Intel Pentium Gold G6600Intel Core i7-3840QM
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 i7-3840QM
SocketIntel Socket 1200vsIntel Socket G2 (988B)
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA1200vsFC-PGA12F
Die Sizeunknownvs160mm²
Process14 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Pentium Gold G6600Intel Core i7-3840QM
Cpu Frequency4200 MHzvs2800 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevs3800 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/Avsunknown
TDP58 Wvs45 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6600
    5040 points
  • Intel Core i7-3840QM
    3914 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6600
    12096 points
  • Intel Core i7-3840QM
    13843 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6600 (simulated)
    233.63
  • Intel Core i7-3840QM (simulated)
    134.19

points - higher is better