Intel Pentium Gold G6400 vs Intel Core i3-6300T

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G6400 and Intel Core i3-6300T 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.

Intel Pentium Gold G6400

Intel Core i3-6300T

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G6400

Around 52% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 66°C
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2468 vs 2018
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4124 vs 4002

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 66°C
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2468 vs 2018
PassMark - CPU mark	4124 vs 4002

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-6300T

Around 66% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 58 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 58 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G6400
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-6300T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2468

2018

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4124

4002

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G6400	Intel Core i3-6300T
PassMark - Single thread mark	2468	2018
PassMark - CPU mark	4124	4002
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3941
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		7688

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G6400	Intel Core i3-6300T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Skylake
Launch date	30 Apr 2020	Q3'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$64
Place in performance rating	937	591
Processor Number	G6400	i3-6300T
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	4.00 GHz	3.30 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	66°C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	4
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Graphics
Device ID	0x9BA8	0x1912
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz	950 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 610	Intel® HD Graphics 530
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	3
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@30Hz	4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C	PCG 2015A (35W)
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)