AMD Epyc 7281
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AMD Epyc 7281 vs Intel Pentium Gold G6600. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2017
AMD Epyc 7281
AMD Epyc 7281
Released
Q2/2020
Overall score
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Intel Pentium Gold G6600
Intel Pentium Gold G6600

What's the best choice AMD Epyc 7281 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 Epyc 7281 has a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. 16 Cores. Power consumption of 170 W. Released in Q3/2017.

Intel Pentium Gold G6600 has a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 58 W. Released in Q2/2020.

Differences

AMD Epyc 7281 Reasons to consider
AMD Epyc 7281
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    592 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    14 times more cores

    16 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Epyc 7281 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    725 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    139 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    416 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    93 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    478 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    76 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    424 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    255 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    880 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 48% better clock speed

    4.20 GHz left arrow 2.20 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.34 times less performance per watt

    58 W left arrow 170 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    269 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    239 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    592 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    792 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Epyc 7281 AMD Epyc 7281
Intel Pentium Gold G6600 Intel Pentium Gold G6600
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Epyc left arrow Intel Pentium
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 10
  • CPU group
    AMD Epyc 7001 left arrow Intel Pentium G6000
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.20 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    16 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.70 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    32 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
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.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel HD Graphics 630
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.10 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 24
  • Shader
    left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 3
  • Generation
    left arrow 9.5
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 12
  • Technology
    left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q2/2016
Hardware codec support

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

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Pentium Gold G6600 and AMD Epyc 7281. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    8 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    128 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Epyc 7281 and Intel Pentium Gold G6600 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    170 W left arrow 58 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Epyc 7281 and AMD Epyc 7281, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L3-Cache
    32.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Naples (Zen) left arrow Comet Lake S
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    SP3 left arrow LGA 1200
  • Release date
    Q3/2017 left arrow Q2/2020

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Epyc 7281 and Intel Pentium Gold G6600.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
119
AMD Epyc 7281
176
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
2033
AMD Epyc 7281
437
Intel Pentium Gold G6600

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