Intel Pentium G5600E vs Intel Core i5-661

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G5600E and Intel Core i5-661 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: GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Pentium G5600E

Intel Core i5-661

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G5600E

Around 43% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 69.8°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
3.9x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 16.38 GB
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 87 Watt

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 69.8°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 16.38 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 87 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-661

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.10 GHz

Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.10 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G5600E
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-661

Name	Intel Pentium G5600E	Intel Core i5-661
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1147
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1147
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	659
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	659
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1531
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1531
PassMark - Single thread mark		1454
PassMark - CPU mark		2459
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		518
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1214

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G5600E	Intel Core i5-661
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Clarkdale
Launch date	Q2'19	January 2010
Place in performance rating	2143	2154
Processor Number	G5600E	i5-661
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$252
Price now		$99.99
Value for money (0-100)		9.35
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	3.33 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	2.5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	69.8°C
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Die size		81 mm2
Transistor count		382 million
VID voltage range		0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.7 GB/s	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	16.38 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Device ID	0x3E91
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	900 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630	Intel HD Graphics
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	2
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCBGA1440	FCLGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	87 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	1x16, 2x8
Scalability	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® SSE4.2
Intel 64
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)