AMD Phenom X4 B99 vs Intel Pentium G4600

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X4 B99 and Intel Pentium G4600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Phenom X4 B99

Intel Pentium G4600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 B99

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	4 vs 2
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G4600

Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 51 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2164 vs 1377
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3611 vs 2536

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	51 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2164 vs 1377
PassMark - CPU mark	3611 vs 2536

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X4 B99
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G4600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1377

2164

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2536

3611

Name	AMD Phenom X4 B99	Intel Pentium G4600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1377	2164
PassMark - CPU mark	2536	3611
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		867
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1894
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.45
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		44.236
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.318
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.373
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1532
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2358
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3510
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1532
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2358
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3510

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X4 B99	Intel Pentium G4600
Essentials
Family	AMD Phenom
OPN Tray	HDXB99WFK4DGM
Place in performance rating	1835	1811
Series	AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X4 Quad-Core	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Kaby Lake
Launch date		January 2017
Launch price (MSRP)		$87
Price now		$89.99
Processor Number		G4600
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		16.68
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	3.60 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		65 °C
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Maximum frequency		3.6 GHz
Number of QPI Links		0
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM3	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	51 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Graphics
Device ID		0x5912
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 630
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.4
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)