Intel Pentium Gold G6600 vs AMD A12-9800

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G6600 and AMD A12-9800 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, 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 G6600

AMD A12-9800

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G6600

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 58 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2507 vs 1674
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4273 vs 3611

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	30 Apr 2020 vs 27 July 2017
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2507 vs 1674
PassMark - CPU mark	4273 vs 3611

Reasons to consider the AMD A12-9800

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G6600
CPU 2: AMD A12-9800

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2507

1674

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4273

3611

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G6600	AMD A12-9800
PassMark - Single thread mark	2507	1674
PassMark - CPU mark	4273	3611
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		552
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1679
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2290
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2365
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		8307
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2290
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2365
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		8307

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G6600	AMD A12-9800
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Bristol Ridge
Launch date	30 Apr 2020	27 July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$86 - $93	$139
Place in performance rating	1008	1019
Processor Number	G6600
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series	AMD A12-Series APU for Desktops
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB		AD9800AUABBOX
OPN Tray		AD9800AUM44AB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$129.99
Value for money (0-100)		12.51
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	4.20 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	90°C
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4
Compute Cores		12
Die size		246 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Maximum frequency		4.2 GHz
Number of GPU cores		8
Transistor count		1178 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x9BC8
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 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	Radeon R7 Series
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		1108 MHz
iGPU core count		8
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	DirectX® 12
OpenGL	4.5
Vulkan
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	8
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x8
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	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
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® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
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™)