Intel Pentium Gold G6605 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Pentium Gold G6605 features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2021 and belongs to the 10 generation of the Intel Pentium series. To use the Intel Pentium Gold G6605, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1200 socket.
Name: Intel Pentium Gold G6605
Family: Intel Pentium
Group: Intel Pentium G6000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 10

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium Gold G6605 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold G6605 is 4.3 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 4
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 4.3 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium Gold G6605 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Pentium Gold G6605 uses the Intel HD Graphics 630, which has 192 texture shaders and 24 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Intel HD Graphics 630
GPU frequency: 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.1 GHz
Execution units: 24
Shaders: 192
Max. GPU Memory: 64.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 9.5
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Release date: Q2/2016

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.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 128.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 42.7 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2666
Max. Memory: 128.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 42.7 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 58 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 58 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium Gold G6605 is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 4.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1200
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 4.0 MB
Architecture: Comet Lake S
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date: Q1/2021
Release price: 103 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i7-2600S
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
4582
4582
Intel Celeron G6900
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
4480
4480
Intel Pentium Gold G6605
2C 4T @ 4.3 GHz
4445
4445
AMD Ryzen Embedded V1202B
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
4444
4444
AMD Athlon 220GE
2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
4426
4426

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-7320
2C 4T @ 4.1 GHz
2477
2477
AMD Ryzen 3 3300U
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
2472
2472
Intel Pentium Gold G6605
2C 4T @ 4.3 GHz
2462
2462
Intel Core i7-975
4C 8T @ 3.33 GHz
2460
2460
Intel Core i5-3470S
4C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
2455
2455

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-4130
2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
2101
2101
Intel Core i7-3610QM
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
2087
2087
Intel Pentium Gold G6605
2C 4T @ 4.3 GHz
2085
2085
Intel Core i7-3632QM
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
2083
2083
Intel Core i5-6360U
2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
2067
2067

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
24C 48T @ 2.9 GHz
1104
1104
Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
1103
1103
Intel Pentium Gold G6605
2C 4T @ 4.3 GHz
1103
1103
Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
1103
1103
Intel Core i3-10305T
4C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
1102
1102

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i3-4160T
2C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
955
955
Intel Core i5-6198DU
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
946
946
Intel Pentium Gold G6605
2C 4T @ 4.3 GHz
940
940
Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3
14C 28T @ 2.3 GHz
936
936
Intel Core i3-7130U
2C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
924
924

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
422
422
Intel Core i5-7600T
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
422
422
Intel Pentium Gold G6605
2C 4T @ 4.3 GHz
422
422
AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
422
422
Intel Pentium Gold G6505
2C 4T @ 4.2 GHz
422
422