Intel Core i3-9300
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Intel Core i3-9300 vs Intel Pentium Gold G6420. Specifications

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Released
Q2/2019
Intel Core i3-9300
Intel Core i3-9300
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Q1/2021
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Intel Pentium Gold G6420
Intel Pentium Gold G6420

What's the best choice Intel Core i3-9300 or Intel Pentium Gold G6420? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i3-9300 has a base frequency of 3.70 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 62 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Intel Pentium Gold G6420 has a base frequency of 4.00 GHz. 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 58 W. Released in Q1/2021.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    4 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-9300 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    667 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    386 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 8% better clock speed

    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    58 W left arrow 62 W

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i3-9300 Intel Core i3-9300
Intel Pentium Gold G6420 Intel Pentium Gold G6420
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000 left arrow Intel Pentium G6000
  • Family
    Intel Core i3 left arrow Intel Pentium
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 10
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i3-8300 left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Successor
    Intel Core i3-10300 left arrow -
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
    3.7 GHz left arrow 4 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
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.3 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    3.9 GHz 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
    12 left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 12
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 9.5
  • GPU Frequency
    350 MHz left arrow 350 MHz
  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 630 left arrow Intel HD Graphics 610
  • GPU Turbo
    1150 MHz left arrow 1050 MHz
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q3/2016
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 96
  • Technology
    14 nm 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
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Pentium Gold G6420 and Intel Core i3-9300. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 left arrow DDR4-2400
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 16
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-9300 and Intel Pentium Gold G6420 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
    100 °C left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    62 W left arrow 58 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-9300 and Intel Pentium Gold G6420, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake S Refresh left arrow Comet Lake S
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L3-Cache
    8 MB left arrow 4 MB
  • Release date
    Q2/2019 left arrow Q1/2021
  • Socket
    LGA 1151 left arrow LGA 1151
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

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