Intel Pentium Gold G6600 vs Intel Core i7-980
Summary
Reasons to consider Intel Pentium Gold G6600 |
| 72 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 Intel Core i7-980. |
| Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-980 |
| Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on specifications plus core architecture. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Pentium Gold G6600
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-980
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Pentium Gold G6600 | | Intel Core i7-980 | |
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| 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 | | | |
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Architecture
| Intel Pentium Gold G6600 | | Intel Core i7-980 | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_Cometlake | vs | Intel_Westmere |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4-2666 MHz
Dual-channel | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Comet Lake | vs | Gulftown |
| Release Date | Apr 2020 | vs | Jun 2011 |
Cores
| Intel Pentium Gold G6600 | | Intel Core i7-980 | |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | vs | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | vs | 12 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 | vs | No |
Cache
| Intel Pentium Gold G6600 | | Intel Core i7-980 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256K (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 4MB (shared) | vs | 12288 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Pentium Gold G6600 | | Intel Core i7-980 | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket 1200 | vs | Intel Socket 1366 |
| Max Case Temp | 72°C | vs | unknown |
| Package | FC-LGA1200 | vs | FC-LGA10 |
| Die Size | unknown | vs | 239mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 32 nm |
Performance
| Intel Pentium Gold G6600 | | Intel Core i7-980 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 4200 MHz | vs | 3333 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | vs | 3600 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 133 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | vs | 1.3 V |
| TDP | 58 W | vs | 130 W |
Intel Pentium Gold G6600
5040 points
Intel Core i7-980
2880 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Pentium Gold G6600
12096 points
Intel Core i7-980
15998 points
Points - higher is better