Pentium E6600 vs Pentium G4500

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G4500
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 51 Watt
1.83
+147%

Pentium G4500 outperforms Pentium E6600 by a whopping 147% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G4500 and Pentium E6600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20112688
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.310.02
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency3.271.04
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)17 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$82$16

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium G4500 has 1450% better value for money than Pentium E6600.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G4500 and Pentium E6600 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.06 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz0.07 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache128 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB2 MB (shared)
L3 cache3 MB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size98.57 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data74 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
Number of transistors1750 Million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V – 1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4500 and Pentium E6600 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
SocketFCLGA1151LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)51 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4500 and Pentium E6600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switchingno data-

Security technologies

Pentium G4500 and Pentium E6600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4500 and Pentium E6600 are enumerated here.

VT-d+-
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4500 and Pentium E6600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 530no data
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G4500 and Pentium E6600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G4500 and Pentium E6600 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G4500 and Pentium E6600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4500 and Pentium E6600.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

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.

Pentium G4500 1.83
+147%
Pentium E6600 0.74

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.

Pentium G4500 2793
+148%
Pentium E6600 1128

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Pentium G4500 705
+101%
Pentium E6600 350

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Pentium G4500 1142
+102%
Pentium E6600 565

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.83 0.74
Recency 1 September 2015 17 January 2010
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 51 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium G4500 has a 147.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 27.5% lower power consumption.

The Pentium G4500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E6600 in performance tests.


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