Intel Core i9-7960X vs Intel Pentium Gold G6400

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,468

Rank #122

vs
4,766

Rank #1,047

6,468
4,766

Core i9-7960X wins by 26.3% (Rank #122 vs #1047)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,209

Rank #200

vs
4,944

Rank #974

6,209
4,944

Core i9-7960X wins by 20.4% (Rank #200 vs #974)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,857

Rank #115

vs
4,500

Rank #1,222

6,857
4,500

Core i9-7960X wins by 34.4% (Rank #115 vs #1222)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,470

Rank #187

vs
4,590

Rank #986

5,470
4,590

Core i9-7960X wins by 16.1% (Rank #187 vs #986)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,649

Rank #172

vs
4,577

Rank #970

5,649
4,577

Core i9-7960X wins by 19% (Rank #172 vs #970)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,653

Rank #149

vs
4,569

Rank #1,054

5,653
4,569

Core i9-7960X wins by 19.2% (Rank #149 vs #1054)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i9-7960X Pentium Gold G6400 Diff
Cores
16
2
+87.5%
Threads
32
4
+87.5%
Base Frequency
2,800 MHz
4,000 MHz
-30%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,200 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
4,200 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
28x
40x
-30%
L1 Cache
1,024 KB
62 KB
+93.9%
L2 Cache
16 MiB
0 MiB
+98.5%
L3 Cache
22 MiB
4 MiB
+82.7%
Memory Channels
4
--
Maximum Memory
128 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
79 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
44
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
165 W
58 W
64.8% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
14 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Core i9-7960X Pentium Gold G6400
Designer Intel Intel
Family Core --
Series i9-7900 --
Model Number i9-7960X --
Microarchitecture Skylake --
Core Name Skylake Comet Lake
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 85 --
Socket Socket Socket 1200
Package FCLGA-2066 FC-LGA1200
Chipset Lewisburg --
Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR4-2666 MHz Dual-channel
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 3.0 --
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4 --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $1,699.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Core i9-7960X
Intel
Pentium Gold G6400
Intel

Family

Core i9-7960X
Core
Pentium Gold G6400
--

Series

Core i9-7960X
i9-7900
Pentium Gold G6400
--

Model Number

Core i9-7960X
i9-7960X
Pentium Gold G6400
--

Microarchitecture

Core i9-7960X
Skylake
Pentium Gold G6400
--

Core Name

Core i9-7960X
Skylake
Pentium Gold G6400
Comet Lake

Core Family

Core i9-7960X
6
Pentium Gold G6400
--

Core Model

Core i9-7960X
85
Pentium Gold G6400
--

Socket

Core i9-7960X
Socket
Pentium Gold G6400
Socket 1200

Package

Core i9-7960X
FCLGA-2066
Pentium Gold G6400
FC-LGA1200

Chipset

Core i9-7960X
Lewisburg
Pentium Gold G6400
--

Memory Type

Core i9-7960X
DDR4-2666
Pentium Gold G6400
DDR4-2666 MHz Dual-channel

ECC Support

Core i9-7960X
No
Pentium Gold G6400
--

PCIe Revision

Core i9-7960X
3.0
Pentium Gold G6400
--

PCIe Configuration

Core i9-7960X
x16, x8, x4
Pentium Gold G6400
--

Market Segment

Core i9-7960X
Desktop
Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop

Release Price

Core i9-7960X
$1,699.00
Pentium Gold G6400
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i9-7960X
No
Pentium Gold G6400
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i9-7960X Pentium Gold G6400
Process 14 nm 14 nm
Die Area 484 mm² --
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i9-7960X
14 nm
Pentium Gold G6400
14 nm

Die Area

Core i9-7960X
484 mm²
Pentium Gold G6400
--

Manufacturer

Core i9-7960X
Intel
Pentium Gold G6400
Intel

Technology

Core i9-7960X
CMOS
Pentium Gold G6400
--

Word Size

Core i9-7960X
64-bit
Pentium Gold G6400
--

ISA

Core i9-7960X
x86-64 (x86)
Pentium Gold G6400
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i9-7960X Pentium Gold G6400
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX-512
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
TBMT 3.0
TBT 1.0
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64