Intel Pentium Gold G6600 | AMD EPYC 9354P | |
CPU comparisonIntel Pentium Gold G6600 or AMD EPYC 9354P - 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 Pentium Gold G6600 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold G6600 was released in Q2/2020. The AMD EPYC 9354P has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9354P was released in Q4/2022. |
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Intel Pentium (150) | Family | AMD EPYC (129) |
Intel Pentium G6000 (12) | CPU group | AMD EPYC 9004 (21) |
10 | Generation | 4 |
Comet Lake S | Architecture | Genoa / Genoa-X (Zen 4) |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
Intel Pentium Gold G5600 | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Pentium Gold G6600 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold G6600 is 4.20 GHz while the AMD EPYC 9354P has 32 CPU cores and 64 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 9354P is at 3.25 GHz (3.80 GHz). |
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Intel Pentium Gold G6600 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9354P |
2 | Cores | 32 |
4 | Threads | 64 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
4.20 GHz | Frequency | 3.25 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.80 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 3.75 GHz |
Internal GraphicsThe Intel Pentium Gold G6600 or AMD EPYC 9354P 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. |
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Intel HD Graphics 630 | GPU | no iGPU |
0.35 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
1.10 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
9.5 | GPU Generation | -- |
14 nm | Technology | |
3 | Max. displays | |
24 | Compute units | -- |
192 | Shader | -- |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
64 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
12 | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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Intel HD Graphics 630 | GPU | no iGPU |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | No |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | No |
Decode | Codec VC-1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Pentium Gold G6600 can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 42.7 GB/s. The AMD EPYC 9354P supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 460.8 GB/s. |
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Intel Pentium Gold G6600 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9354P |
DDR4-2666 | Memory | DDR5-4800 |
128 GB | Max. Memory | 6144 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 12 |
42.7 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 460.8 GB/s |
Yes | ECC | Yes |
-- | L2 Cache | 32.00 MB |
4.00 MB | L3 Cache | 256.00 MB |
3.0 | PCIe version | 5.0 |
16 | PCIe lanes | 128 |
15.8 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 504.1 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium Gold G6600 is 58 W, while the AMD EPYC 9354P has a TDP of 280 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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Intel Pentium Gold G6600 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9354P |
58 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 280 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | 300 W |
-- | TDP down | 240 W |
100 °C | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe Intel Pentium Gold G6600 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 9354P is manufactured in 5 nm and has a 288.00 MB cache. |
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Intel Pentium Gold G6600 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9354P |
14 nm | Technology | 5 nm |
Monolithic | Chip design | Chiplet |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 | ISA extensions | SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI |
LGA 1200 | Socket | SP5 |
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Operating systems | Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11 |
Q2/2020 | Release date | Q4/2022 |
103 $ | Release price | 2730 $ |
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Intel Pentium Gold G6600
2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9354P
32C 64T @ 3.75 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G6600
2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9354P
32C 64T @ 3.80 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G6600
2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9354P
32C 64T @ 3.75 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G6600
2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9354P
32C 64T @ 3.80 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G6600
2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9354P
32C 64T @ 3.75 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G6600
2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9354P
32C 64T @ 3.80 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G6600
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9354P
@ 0.00 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G6600
2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9354P
32C 64T @ 3.80 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G6600
2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9354P
32C 64T @ 3.75 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Intel Pentium Gold G6600 | AMD EPYC 9354P |
Unknown | Unknown |