Intel Pentium Gold G6600 | Intel Xeon Platinum 8274 | |
CPU comparisonIntel Pentium Gold G6600 or Intel Xeon Platinum 8274 - 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 Intel Xeon Platinum 8274 has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8274 was released in Q2/2019. |
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Intel Pentium (150) | Family | Intel Xeon Platinum (89) |
Intel Pentium G6000 (12) | CPU group | Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200 (21) |
10 | Generation | 2 |
Comet Lake S | Architecture | Cascade Lake |
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 Intel Xeon Platinum 8274 has 24 CPU cores and 48 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8274 is at 3.20 GHz (4.00 GHz). |
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Intel Pentium Gold G6600 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8274 |
2 | Cores | 24 |
4 | Threads | 48 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
4.20 GHz | Frequency | 3.20 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 4.00 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 3.20 GHz |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The Intel Pentium Gold G6600 or Intel Xeon Platinum 8274 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 Intel Xeon Platinum 8274 supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 140.7 GB/s. |
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Intel Pentium Gold G6600 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8274 |
DDR4-2666 | Memory | DDR4-2933 |
128 GB | Max. Memory | 1024 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 6 (Hexa Channel) |
42.7 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 140.7 GB/s |
Yes | ECC | Yes |
-- | L2 Cache | -- |
4.00 MB | L3 Cache | 35.75 MB |
3.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
16 | PCIe lanes | 48 |
15.8 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 47.3 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium Gold G6600 is 58 W, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8274 has a TDP of 240 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 | Intel Xeon Platinum 8274 |
58 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 240 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
100 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Pentium Gold G6600 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8274 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 35.75 MB cache. |
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Intel Pentium Gold G6600 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8274 |
14 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
Monolithic | Chip design | Monolithic |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 |
LGA 1200 | Socket | LGA 3647 |
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, Linux |
Q2/2020 | Release date | Q2/2019 |
103 $ | Release price | -- |
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Intel Pentium Gold G6600
2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8274
24C 48T @ 4.00 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G6600
2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8274
24C 48T @ 4.00 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G6600
2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8274
24C 48T @ 3.20 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G6600
2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8274
24C 48T @ 4.00 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G6600
2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8274
24C 48T @ 3.20 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G6600
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8274
@ 0.00 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G6600
2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8274
24C 48T @ 3.20 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G6600
2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8274
24C 48T @ 4.00 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G6600
2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8274
24C 48T @ 3.20 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Intel Pentium Gold G6600 | Intel Xeon Platinum 8274 |
Unknown | Unknown |