Intel Pentium Gold G6600 vs Intel Pentium G4520

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G6600 and Intel Pentium G4520 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Pentium Gold G6600

Intel Pentium G4520

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G6600

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 7 month(s) later
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2507 vs 2008
Around 58% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4273 vs 2707

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	30 Apr 2020 vs September 2015
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2507 vs 2008
PassMark - CPU mark	4273 vs 2707

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G4520

Around 14% lower typical power consumption: 51 Watt vs 58 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	51 Watt vs 58 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G6600
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G4520

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2507

2008

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4273

2707

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G6600	Intel Pentium G4520
PassMark - Single thread mark	2507	2008
PassMark - CPU mark	4273	2707
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4060
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6751
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		22.228
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		240.493
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		9.147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		27.316

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G6600	Intel Pentium G4520
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Skylake
Launch date	30 Apr 2020	September 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$86 - $93	$94
Place in performance rating	911	899
Processor Number	G6600	G4520
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$106.55
Value for money (0-100)		11.57
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	4.20 GHz	3.60 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	2
Die size		150 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		65 °C
Maximum frequency		3.6 GHz
Transistor count		1400 million
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
ECC memory support
Graphics
Device ID	0x9BC8	0x1912
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz	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	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630	Intel® HD Graphics 530
Graphics max frequency		1.05 GHz
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	3
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Max resolution over WiDi		1080p
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
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	51 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C	PCG 2015C (65W)
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 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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)