Intel Pentium G4600 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G4600 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE 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, 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).

Intel Pentium G4600

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G4600

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 90 nm
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 51 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 90% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2172 vs 1141
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3628 vs 998

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2017 vs August 2007
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	51 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2172 vs 1141
PassMark - CPU mark	3628 vs 998

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 77% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1531 vs 867
Around 30% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2453 vs 1894

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1531 vs 867
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2453 vs 1894

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G4600
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2172

1141

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3628

998

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

867

1531

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1894

2453

Name	Intel Pentium G4600	AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE
PassMark - Single thread mark	2172	1141
PassMark - CPU mark	3628	998
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	867	1531
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1894	2453
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)

	Intel Pentium G4600	AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake	Windsor
Launch date	January 2017	August 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$87
Place in performance rating	1803	1837
Price now	$89.99
Processor Number	G4600
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	16.68
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	90 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	4
Die size		230 mm
Transistor count		227 million
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
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	51 Watt	125 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C (65W)
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)