Intel Pentium Gold G6605 vs Intel Core i9-9900

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G6605 and Intel Core i9-9900 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.

Intel Pentium Gold G6605

Intel Core i9-9900

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G6605

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 58 Watt vs 65 Watt

Launch date	16 Mar 2021 vs 23 April 2019
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9900

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2830 vs 2606
3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16476 vs 4486

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 4
L1 cache	512 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2830 vs 2606
PassMark - CPU mark	16476 vs 4486

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G6605
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-9900

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2606

2830

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4486

16476

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G6605	Intel Core i9-9900
PassMark - Single thread mark	2606	2830
PassMark - CPU mark	4486	16476
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1263
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		7913
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		6750

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G6605	Intel Core i9-9900
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Coffee Lake
Launch date	16 Mar 2021	23 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$86 - $93	$439, $449
Place in performance rating	963	970
Processor Number	G6605	i9-9900
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		Core i9
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	4.30 GHz	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	128 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100 °C
Number of cores	2	8
Number of threads	4	16
Maximum frequency		5.00 GHz
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2666
ECC memory support
Graphics
Device ID	0x9BC8	0x3E98
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz	1.20 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 UHD Graphics 630
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	3
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
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
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C	PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	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® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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)