AMD A6-3600 vs Intel Pentium Gold G7400

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AMD A6-3600 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium Gold G7400
AMD A6-3600 Intel Pentium Gold G7400

CPU comparison

AMD A6-3600 or Intel Pentium Gold G7400 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD A6-3600 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A6-3600 was released in Q3/2011.

The Intel Pentium Gold G7400 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold G7400 was released in Q1/2022.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Pentium (150)
AMD A6-3000 (5) CPU group Intel Pentium G7000 (4)
1 Generation 11
Llano (K10) Architecture Alder Lake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Pentium Gold G6400
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A6-3600 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A6-3600 is 2.10 GHz (2.40 GHz) while the Intel Pentium Gold G7400 has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold G7400 is at 3.70 GHz.
AMD A6-3600 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G7400
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz Frequency 3.70 GHz
2.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD A6-3600 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G7400
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD A6-3600 or Intel Pentium Gold G7400 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
AMD Radeon HD 6530D GPU Intel UHD Graphics 710
0.44 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.35 GHz
3 GPU Generation 13
32 nm Technology 14 nm
0 Max. displays 3
5 Compute units 16
320 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
11 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
AMD Radeon HD 6530D GPU Intel UHD Graphics 710
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A6-3600 can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Intel Pentium Gold G7400 supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 76.8 GB/s.
AMD A6-3600 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G7400
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.50 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
-- PCIe version 5.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A6-3600 is 65 W, while the Intel Pentium Gold G7400 has a TDP of 46 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD A6-3600 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G7400
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 46 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD A6-3600 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium Gold G7400 is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 8.50 MB cache.
AMD A6-3600 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G7400
32 nm Technology 10 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
FM1 Socket LGA 1700
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2011 Release date Q1/2022
75 $ Release price 77 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
AMD A6-3600 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A6-3600 (41%)
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD A6-3600 AMD A6-3600
AMD Radeon HD 6530D @ 0.44 GHz
284 (82%)
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Intel Pentium Gold G7400
Intel UHD Graphics 710 @ 1.35 GHz
345 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD A6-3600 AMD A6-3600
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2815 (41%)
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Intel Pentium Gold G7400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
6790 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A6-3600 AMD A6-3600
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Intel Pentium Gold G7400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1442 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A6-3600 AMD A6-3600
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Intel Pentium Gold G7400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
3358 (100%)

Devices using this processor
AMD A6-3600 Intel Pentium Gold G7400
Unknown Unknown

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