Intel Pentium Gold G6500 vs Intel Core i3-9100F

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Pentium Gold G6500 vs Intel Core i3-9100F and decide which is better for games or normal use for programming, streaming, video editing, rendering, machine learning. Here is all information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests such as WPrime, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 3DMark, AIDA64, RealBench, UserBenchmark, Blender, Gears 5, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Handbrake, Furmark, 7zip, VeraCrypt, MATLAB, PCMark 10, Dolphin Emulator, Prime95, PassMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15).
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i3-9100F or Intel Pentium Gold G6500.

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 G6500

51%

Core i3-9100F

52%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i3-9100F is 1% better than Pentium Gold G6500. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Gold G6500

51%

Core i3-9100F

52%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.3	91.8
Valorant	102.6	104.4
Cyberpunk 2077	57.5	58.4
Apex Legends	96.5	98.1
Call of Duty Warzone	77.0	78.3
Overwatch	83.1	84.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.8	72.0
DOOM Eternal	51.3	52.2
Warzone	80.1	81.4
Assassin's Creed	86.2	87.7
Valheim	85.2	86.6

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 tested computers not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Pentium Gold G6500

59%

Core i3-9100F

57%

To make a finishing decision 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 Pentium Gold G6500 is more energy efficient than the Core i3-9100F since it has less power consumption: 58W vs. 65W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, programming, video rendering or video editing, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor turns on all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit 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 G6500	Intel Core i3-9100F
Cinbench 15 Single-core	171	168
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	427	660
Cinbench 20 Single-core	424	445
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	964	1630
Cinbench 23 Single-core	628	877
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2125	3405

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G6500	Intel Core i3-9100F
Single-Core	2592	2502
Multi-Core	4200	6813

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G6500	Intel Core i3-9100F
Single-Core	1030	1130
Multi-Core	2280	3769

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Pentium Gold G6500	Intel Core i3-9100F
Announcement date	October 01, 2020	April 01, 2019
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1200	FCLGA1151-2
Core name	Comet Lake	Coffee Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	10	9
Turbo Frequency		4.2 MHz
Frequency	4.1 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2460 millions	2400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	58 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2400
Max. Memory	128 Gb	64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	37.5 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	6 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	Yes
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Pentium Gold G6500 is 12% better than Core i3-9100F in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i3-9100F has 2 more core than Pentium Gold G6500. 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 G6500 is better: 9
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i3-9100F is better: 24
However, it should be understood that all the data in the article above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Pentium Gold G6500 and Intel Core i3-9100F before deciding which of the processors to buy for gaming.

• Intel Pentium Gold G6500 specs and review.

• Intel Core i3-9100F specs and review.