Intel Pentium Gold G5600T vs AMD A6-7400K

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G5600T and AMD A6-7400K 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, 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 Gold G5600T

AMD A6-7400K

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5600T

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 26% higher maximum core temperature: 88°C vs 70°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2000 vs 1446
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3496 vs 1656

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	88°C vs 70°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2000 vs 1446
PassMark - CPU mark	3496 vs 1656

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-7400K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G5600T
CPU 2: AMD A6-7400K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2000

1446

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3496

1656

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G5600T	AMD A6-7400K
PassMark - Single thread mark	2000	1446
PassMark - CPU mark	3496	1656
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		437
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		724
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.362
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		2.939
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.108
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		16.806
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.4
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1162
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1842
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3346
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1162
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1842
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3346

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G5600T	AMD A6-7400K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake
Launch date	Q2'19
Place in performance rating	1288	1915
Processor Number	G5600T
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series	AMD A6-Series APU for Desktops
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB		AD740KYBJABOX
OPN Tray		AD740KYBI23JA
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	88°C	70°C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	2
Compute Cores		6
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
Maximum frequency		3.9 GHz
Number of GPU cores		4
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x3E91
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 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 UHD Graphics 630	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		758 MHz
iGPU core count		256
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015A (35W)
Configurable TDP		45 Watt/65 Watt
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® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0