Intel Pentium Gold G6400 vs AMD Athlon PRO 300U

Processor comparisons   11-09-2022
   For example you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a choice by looking at the Intel Pentium Gold G6400 vs AMD Athlon PRO 300U tests and decide which is better for games or normal use for streaming, rendering, video editing, programming, machine learning. Here is all information from various benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software such as DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, WPrime, Gears 5, SuperPi, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, UserBenchmark, AIDA64, PassMark, Prime95, MATLAB, RealBench, 7zip, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, VeraCrypt, Dolphin Emulator, Handbrake, PCMark 10, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Furmark.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Rainbow Six Siege
Grand Theft Auto V
Last Man Standing
Fortnite
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Fallout 76
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
DOOM: Eternal
Death Stranding
Halo Infinite
Watch Dogs Legion
Borderlands 3
Valheim
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Overwatch
Red Dead Redemption 2
Valorant
Cyberpunk 2077
Apex Legends

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Athlon PRO 300U or Intel Pentium Gold G6400.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Pentium Gold G6400

51%

Athlon PRO 300U

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Gold G6400

51%

Athlon PRO 300U

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, DOTA 2A, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Battlefield V, Ghostrunner, Hitman 3, NBA 2K20, Half-Life: Alyx, Forza Horizon 4, Horizon Zero Dawn, League of Legends (LOL), Metro Exodus, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Monster Hunter World, Control, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.4	90.0
Valorant	102.7	102.3
Cyberpunk 2077	57.5	57.3
Apex Legends	96.5	96.2
Call of Duty Warzone	77.0	76.7
Overwatch	83.2	82.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.8	70.6
DOOM Eternal	51.3	51.1
Warzone	80.1	79.8
Assassin's Creed	86.3	85.9
Valheim	85.2	84.9

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Pentium Gold G6400

65%

Athlon PRO 300U

165%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Athlon PRO 300U is more energy efficient than the Pentium Gold G6400 since it has less power consumption: 58W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, programming, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Pentium Gold G6400	AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	166	140
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	416	392
Cinbench 20 Single-core	415	330
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	953	826
Cinbench 23 Single-core	623	523
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2103	2520

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Pentium Gold G6400	AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Single-Core	2441	1870
Multi-Core	4155	4441

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Pentium Gold G6400	AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Single-Core	1138	746
Multi-Core	2313	1978

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Pentium Gold G6400	AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Announcement date	June 24, 2020	October 01, 2019
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	FCLGA1200	FP5
Core name	Comet Lake	Raven Ridge
Architecture	x86	Zen
Generation	10	1
Turbo Frequency		3.3 MHz
Frequency	4 MHz	2.4 MHz
Cores	2	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2600 millions	1600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	58 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency		2400
Memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
L1 cache		384KB
L2 cache		1MB
L3 cache	4 MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options	YM300BC4T2OFG n/a

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Pentium Gold G6400 is 40% better than Athlon PRO 300U in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium Gold G6400 is better: 26
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon PRO 300U is better: 8
Although it should be understood that all the number in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Pentium Gold G6400 and AMD Athlon PRO 300U before making a selection which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Pentium Gold G6400 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Pentium Gold G6400 specs and review.

AMD Athlon PRO 300U - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Athlon PRO 300U specs and review.