Pentium Gold G6600 vs i5-9300H

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-9300H
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
4.86
+77.4%
Pentium Gold G6600
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 58 Watt
2.74

Core i5-9300H outperforms Pentium Gold G6600 by an impressive 77% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-9300H and Pentium Gold G6600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12521700
Place by popularity52not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Power efficiency10.034.39
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-H (2018−2019)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date23 April 2019 (5 years ago)30 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$250no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-9300H and Pentium Gold G6600 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.4 GHz4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size149 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-9300H and Pentium Gold G6600 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1440FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-9300H and Pentium Gold G6600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Core i5-9300H and Pentium Gold G6600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX+-
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-9300H and Pentium Gold G6600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-9300H and Pentium Gold G6600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth45.741 GB/s41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 630Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory64 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHz1.1 GHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-9300H and Pentium Gold G6600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-9300H and Pentium Gold G6600 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@30Hz4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-9300H and Pentium Gold G6600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-9300H and Pentium Gold G6600.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i5-9300H 4.86
+77.4%
Pentium Gold G6600 2.74

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i5-9300H 7572
+77.2%
Pentium Gold G6600 4273

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.86 2.74
Recency 23 April 2019 30 April 2020
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 58 Watt

i5-9300H has a 77.4% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 28.9% lower power consumption.

Pentium Gold G6600, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

The Core i5-9300H is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G6600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i5-9300H is a notebook processor while Pentium Gold G6600 is a desktop one.


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