Intel Core i7-11700 vs Intel Pentium Gold G6605

Last updated: 2023-10-04

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-11700		Intel Pentium Gold G6605
CPU comparison Intel Core i7-11700 or Intel Pentium Gold G6605 - 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 Intel Core i7-11700 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.90 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-11700 was released in Q1/2021. The Intel Pentium Gold G6605 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold G6605 was released in Q1/2021.

Intel Core i7 (298)	Family	Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Core i 11000 (22)	CPU group	Intel Pentium G6000 (12)
11	Generation	10
Rocket Lake S	Architecture	Comet Lake S
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
Intel Core i7-10700	Predecessor	--
Intel Core i7-12700	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i7-11700 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-11700 is 2.50 GHz (4.90 GHz) while the Intel Pentium Gold G6605 has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold G6605 is at 4.30 GHz.
Intel Core i7-11700	Characteristic	Intel Pentium Gold G6605
8	Cores	2
16	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.50 GHz	Frequency	4.30 GHz
4.90 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
3.80 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.
Intel Core i7-11700	Characteristic	Intel Pentium Gold G6605
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Core i7-11700 or Intel Pentium Gold G6605 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.
Intel UHD Graphics 750	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 630
0.35 GHz	GPU frequency	0.35 GHz
1.30 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.10 GHz
12	GPU Generation	9.5
14 nm	Technology	14 nm
3	Max. displays	3
32	Compute units	24
256	Shader	192
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
64 GB	Max. GPU Memory	64 GB
12	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.
Intel UHD Graphics 750	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 630
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i7-11700 can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The Intel Pentium Gold G6605 supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 42.7 GB/s.
Intel Core i7-11700	Characteristic	Intel Pentium Gold G6605
DDR4-3200	Memory	DDR4-2666
128 GB	Max. Memory	128 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	42.7 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
4.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
16.00 MB	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
4.0	PCIe version	3.0
20	PCIe lanes	16
39.4 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	15.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-11700 is 65 W, while the Intel Pentium Gold G6605 has a TDP of 58 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core i7-11700	Characteristic	Intel Pentium Gold G6605
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	58 W
224 W @ 56 s	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i7-11700 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 20.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium Gold G6605 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.
Intel Core i7-11700	Characteristic	Intel Pentium Gold G6605
14 nm	Technology	14 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
LGA 1200	Socket	LGA 1200
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2021	Release date	Q1/2021
323 $	Release price	103 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-11700 (100%)

Intel Pentium Gold G6605 (54%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-11700 (100%)

Intel Pentium Gold G6605 (23%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-11700 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	1721 (100%)
	Intel Pentium Gold G6605 2C 4T @ 4.30 GHz	1103 (64%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-11700 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	9872 (100%)
	Intel Pentium Gold G6605 2C 4T @ 4.30 GHz	2462 (25%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Core i7-11700 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	2196 (100%)
	Intel Pentium Gold G6605 2C 4T @ 4.30 GHz	940 (43%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Core i7-11700 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	9387 (100%)
	Intel Pentium Gold G6605 2C 4T @ 4.30 GHz	2085 (22%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-11700 Intel UHD Graphics 750 @ 1.30 GHz	666 (100%)
	Intel Pentium Gold G6605 Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz	422 (63%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-11700 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	20144 (100%)
	Intel Pentium Gold G6605 2C 4T @ 4.30 GHz	4445 (22%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i7-11700 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	90 (100%)
	Intel Pentium Gold G6605 2C 4T @ 4.30 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i7-11700 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	742 (100%)
	Intel Pentium Gold G6605 2C 4T @ 4.30 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i7-11700 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	1545 (100%)
	Intel Pentium Gold G6605 2C 4T @ 4.30 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-11700 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	14327 (100%)
	Intel Pentium Gold G6605 2C 4T @ 4.30 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i7-11700 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	589 (100%)
	Intel Pentium Gold G6605 2C 4T @ 4.30 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-11700 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	5472 (100%)
	Intel Pentium Gold G6605 2C 4T @ 4.30 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	Intel Core i7-11700 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	145 (100%)
	Intel Pentium Gold G6605 2C 4T @ 4.30 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i7-11700 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	620 (100%)
	Intel Pentium Gold G6605 2C 4T @ 4.30 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i7-11700 8C 16T @ 2.50 GHz	5920 (100%)
	Intel Pentium Gold G6605 2C 4T @ 4.30 GHz	0 (0%)

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