Intel Core i3-9100T vs Intel Pentium Gold G5500T

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-9100T and Intel Pentium Gold G5500T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

Intel Core i3-9100T

Intel Pentium Gold G5500T

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-9100T

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2068 vs 1954
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5465 vs 3304

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2068 vs 1954
PassMark - CPU mark	5465 vs 3304

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5500T

Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 88°C vs 82 °C

Maximum core temperature	88°C vs 82 °C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-9100T
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Gold G5500T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2068

1954

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5465

3304

Name	Intel Core i3-9100T	Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
PassMark - Single thread mark	2068	1954
PassMark - CPU mark	5465	3304
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1704
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1704

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-9100T	Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Coffee Lake
Launch date	23 April 2019	Q2'18
Launch price (MSRP)	$122
Place in performance rating	1257	1230
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		G5500T
Series		Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor Series
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	82 °C	88°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2400
Graphics
Device ID	0x3E91	0x3E91
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz	1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630	Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	25 Watt	25 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	2.40 GHz	2.20 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015A (35W)	PCG 2015A (35W)
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)