Intel Pentium Gold G6500T vs AMD A4-9120

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Pentium Gold G6500T CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A4-9120
Intel Pentium Gold G6500T AMD A4-9120

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium Gold G6500T and the AMD A4-9120 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Pentium Gold G6500T 2 core processor released in Q2/2020 with the AMD A4-9120 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2017.
Intel Pentium (150) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Pentium G6000 (12) CPU group AMD A4-9000 (2)
10 Generation 6
Comet Lake S Architecture Stoney Ridge (Excavator)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Pentium Gold G5500T Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium Gold G6500T is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.50 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The AMD A4-9120 clocks with 2.20 GHz (2.50 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Intel Pentium Gold G6500T Characteristic AMD A4-9120
2 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.50 GHz Frequency 2.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.20 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Pentium Gold G6500T Characteristic AMD A4-9120
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel HD Graphics 630 GPU AMD Radeon R3 (Stoney Ridge)
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.66 GHz
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation 7
14 nm Technology 28 nm
3 Max. displays 3
24 Compute units 2
192 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 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 HD Graphics 630 GPU AMD Radeon R3 (Stoney Ridge)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 128 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Pentium Gold G6500T, while the AMD A4-9120 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 17.1 GB/s enabled.

Intel Pentium Gold G6500T Characteristic AMD A4-9120
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR4-2133
128 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 8
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Pentium Gold G6500T has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP of the AMD A4-9120 is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Pentium Gold G6500T Characteristic AMD A4-9120
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
25 W TDP down 10 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium Gold G6500T has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of AMD A4-9120 is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

Intel Pentium Gold G6500T Characteristic AMD A4-9120
14 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
LGA 1200 Socket FP4
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems
Q2/2020 Release date Q2/2017
90 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold G6500T (0%)
AMD A4-9120 (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold G6500T (100%)
AMD A4-9120 (52%)

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 Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.05 GHz
403 (100%)
AMD A4-9120 AMD A4-9120
AMD Radeon R3 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.66 GHz
168 (42%)

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 Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
3755 (100%)
AMD A4-9120 AMD A4-9120
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
1968 (52%)

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 Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
889 (100%)
AMD A4-9120 AMD A4-9120
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1935 (100%)
AMD A4-9120 AMD A4-9120
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
762 (100%)
AMD A4-9120 AMD A4-9120
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1680 (100%)
AMD A4-9120 AMD A4-9120
2C 2T @ 2.20 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 Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
367 (100%)
AMD A4-9120 AMD A4-9120
2C 2T @ 2.50 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 Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A4-9120 AMD A4-9120
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
233 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
146 (100%)
AMD A4-9120 AMD A4-9120
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
366 (100%)
AMD A4-9120 AMD A4-9120
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium Gold G6500T AMD A4-9120
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