Intel Pentium Gold G5620 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W)

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G5620 and Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W) processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, 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).

Intel Pentium Gold G5620

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W)

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5620

CPU is newer: launch date 12 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 67% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 65 nm
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 51 Watt vs 105 Watt

Launch date	February 2019 vs January 2007
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	51 Watt vs 105 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W)

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	8192 KB vs 256K (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G5620
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W)

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G5620	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W)
PassMark - Single thread mark	2461
PassMark - CPU mark	4272
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		330
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1019
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.522
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		24.255
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.138
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.748
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.829

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G5620	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W)
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Kentsfield
Launch date	February 2019	January 2007
Place in performance rating	1033	3288
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		Q6600
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	64K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	8192 KB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	65 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	71 °C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Base frequency		2.40 GHz
Bus Speed		1066 MHz FSB
Die size		286 mm2
Maximum core temperature		B3=62.2°C; G0=71°C
Transistor count		582 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.500V
Memory
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Execution Units	24
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics 630
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	1151	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	51 Watt	105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)