CPUDesktopReleased Mar 16, 2021

Intel Pentium Gold G6605

2C/4T · 58 W

The Pentium Gold G6605 is the top model of Intel's Comet Lake Pentium Gold desktop lineup, announced on March 16, 2021 as a refresh of the Pentium Gold G6600. It runs two Hyper-Threaded cores at a fixed 4.3 GHz, 100 MHz faster than its predecessor, with 4 MB of cache and UHD Graphics 630. Like other Comet Lake Pentium models it lacks AVX and AVX2.

General

Manufacturer: Intel
Model: Intel Pentium Gold G6605
Segment: Desktop
Generation: Pentium/Celeron (Comet Lake)
Codename: Comet Lake-S
Architecture: x86_64
Microarchitecture: Comet Lake (Skylake)
Release date: Mar 16, 2021
Price: $103Search on Amazon

Cores & clocks

Cores / threads: 2 cores / 4 threads
Base clock: 4.30 GHz
Boost clock: —
TDP (design W): 58 W
Unlocked: ✕ No
L2 cache: 0.5 MB
L3 cache: 4 MB
Technology (nm): 14 nm
Intel 14 nm++

Platform

Socket: FCLGA1200
2-CPU (multi-socket): ✕ No
Integrated GPU: Intel UHD Graphics 630
Clock: 1,100 MHz
Memory type: DDR4-2666
2-channel
Memory size: Up to 128 GB
ECC memory: —
PCIe: PCIe 3.0 (16 lanes)

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions: Intel SSE4.1Intel SSE4.2Intel 64AES-NIIntel VT-xVT-x EPTIntel VT-d
NPU: None

OS support

Windows: Windows 10Windows 11 24H2Windows 11 25H2Windows 11 26H2
Linux: UbuntuFedoraArch Linux
Notes: Listed by Microsoft as a supported processor for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2; 26H2 keeps the 25H2 requirements. Windows 10 and mainstream Linux distributions are supported.

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