Intel Core i7 8700 vs Intel Pentium Gold G6600
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 8700 with 6 cores 3.2GHz and Intel Pentium Gold G6600 with 2 cores 4.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i7 8700 Advantages
Larger L3 cache size (12MB vs 4MB)
Intel Pentium Gold G6600 Advantages
Released 2 years and 7 months late
Higher base frequency (4.2GHz vs 3.2GHz)
Lower TDP (58W vs 65W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 8700
+39%
1258
Intel Pentium Gold G6600
901
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 8700
+136%
4394
Intel Pentium Gold G6600
1858
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i7 8700
+8%
1166
Intel Pentium Gold G6600
1072
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 8700
+173%
6209
Intel Pentium Gold G6600
2273
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i7 8700
+3%
2647
Intel Pentium Gold G6600
2564
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i7 8700
+194%
12874
Intel Pentium Gold G6600
4375
General Parameters
Oct 2017
Release Date
May 2020
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Coffee Lake
Core Architecture
Comet Lake
i7-8700
Processor Number
G6600
LGA-1151
Socket
LGA-1200
UHD Graphics 630
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
Package
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
58 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
2
12
Performance Core Threads
4
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.2 GHz
4.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
6
Total Core Count
2
12
Total Thread Count
4
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
32x
Multiplier
42x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
4 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2666
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
41.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
41.6 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
350 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
1200 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1100 MHz
192
Shader Units
192
24
Texture Units
24
3
Raster Operation Units
3
24
Execution Units
24
15 W
Power Consumption
15 W
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
0.38 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
0.38 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
16
PCIe Lanes
16
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
