Intel Celeron 6600HE vs Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 6600HE and Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Celeron 6600HE

Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 6600HE

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm SuperFin vs 14 nm
8x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 16 GB
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3286 vs 3015

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm SuperFin vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1764 vs 1759
PassMark - CPU mark	3286 vs 3015

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y

7x lower typical power consumption: 5 Watt vs 35 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	5 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 6600HE
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1764

1759

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3286

3015

Name	Intel Celeron 6600HE	Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y
PassMark - Single thread mark	1764	1759
PassMark - CPU mark	3286	3015

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron 6600HE	Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y
Essentials
Architecture codename	Tiger Lake	Amber Lake Y
Launch date	Q3'21	Q1'21
Launch price (MSRP)	$107
Place in performance rating	1463	1477
Processor Number	6600HE	6500Y
Series	Intel Celeron Processor 6000 Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	1.10 GHz
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm SuperFin	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Number of cores	2
Number of threads	2
Bus Speed		4 GT/s
Maximum frequency		3.40 GHz
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	128 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		33.3 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x9A68	0x591C
Execution Units	16	23
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz	900 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors	Intel UHD Graphics 615
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Max video memory		16 GB
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4	3
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680x4320@60Hz	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	3840x2160@60Hz
4K resolution support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	50 x 26.5	20mm X 16.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1787
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	5 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		3.5 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		600 MHz
Configurable TDP-up		7 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency		1.60 GHz
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	10
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4, 1x8+3x4	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
PCI Express revision		3.0
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)