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AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Pentium Gold G6600. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2009
AMD Phenom II X4 955
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Q2/2020
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Intel Pentium Gold G6600
Intel Pentium Gold G6600

What's the best choice AMD Phenom II X4 955 or Intel Pentium Gold G6600? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Phenom II X4 955 has a base frequency of 3.20 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 125 W. Released in Q2/2009.

Intel Pentium Gold G6600 has a base frequency of 4.20 GHz. 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 58 W. Released in Q2/2020.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    272 left arrow place
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    4 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Phenom II X4 955 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    331 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    300 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    423 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    840 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    682 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1033 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    922 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    699 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    530 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    587 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    449 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    785 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 31% better clock speed

    4.20 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    58 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Pentium Gold G6600 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    236 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    210 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    581 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    743 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Phenom II X4 955 AMD Phenom II X4 955
Intel Pentium Gold G6600 Intel Pentium Gold G6600
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Phenom II - 800/900 left arrow Intel Pentium G6000
  • Family
    AMD Phenom II left arrow Intel Pentium
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 10
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.2 GHz left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 2
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    - left arrow No turbo
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 24
  • Generation
    - left arrow 9.5
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 350 MHz
  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel HD Graphics 630
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow 1100 MHz
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q2/2016
  • Shader
    - left arrow 192
  • Technology
    - left arrow 14 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Pentium Gold G6600 and AMD Phenom II X4 955. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR2-1066 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 16
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Phenom II X4 955 and Intel Pentium Gold G6600 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    125 W left arrow 58 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Phenom II X4 955 and Intel Pentium Gold G6600, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Deneb (K10) left arrow Comet Lake S
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE3, SSE4a left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L3-Cache
    6 MB left arrow 4 MB
  • Release date
    Q2/2009 left arrow Q2/2020
  • Socket
    AM3 left arrow LGA 1200
  • Technology
    45 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Phenom II X4 955 and Intel Pentium Gold G6600.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

84.000000
AMD Phenom II X4 955
176.000000
Intel Pentium Gold G6600
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

324.000000
AMD Phenom II X4 955
437.000000
Intel Pentium Gold G6600

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