Intel Pentium Gold G6400T VS AMD EPYC Embedded 3255

Comparing Intel Pentium Gold G6400T vs AMD EPYC Embedded 3255

Comparison of video cards Intel Pentium Gold G6400T vs AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications

Differences

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Higher clock speed

3.40 GHz 2.50 GHz

Around 26% better clock speed
Performance per watt

35 W 55 W

About 0.64 times less performance per watt

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 Intel Pentium Gold G6400T

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 and Intel Pentium Gold G6400T is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 Intel Pentium Gold G6400T
Family	AMD EPYC Intel Pentium
CPU group	AMD EPYC Embedded 3000 Intel Pentium G6000
Segment	Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
Generation	1 10

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 vs Intel Pentium Gold G6400T by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Core architecture	normal normal
Overclocking	Yes No
Frequency	2.50 GHz 3.40 GHz

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 and Intel Pentium Gold G6400T along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	no iGPU Intel HD Graphics 610
GPU frequency	0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo 1.05 GHz
Execution units	12
Shader	96
Max. GPU Memory	-- 32 GB
Max. displays	3
Generation	9.5
Technology	14 nm
Release date	Q3/2016

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 and Intel Pentium Gold G6400T. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No Decode / Encode
h264	No Decode / Encode
VP8	No Decode / Encode
VP9	No Decode / Encode
AV1	No No
AVC	No Decode / Encode
VC-1	No Decode
JPEG	No Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 and Intel Pentium Gold G6400T you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR4-2666 DDR4-2666
Max. Memory	512 GB 128 GB
Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel) 2
ECC	Yes Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 or Intel Pentium Gold G6400T? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	55 W 35 W
TDP down	25 W 25 W
Tjunction max.	105 \xc2\xb0C 100 °C

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 and Intel Pentium Gold G6400T CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Technology	14 nm 14 nm
Socket	SP4r2 LGA 1200
L2-Cache	4.00 MB --
L3-Cache	16.00 MB 4.00 MB
Architecture	Snowy Owl (Zen) Comet Lake S
Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date	Q1/2018 Q2/2020