Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y vs Intel Core i5-7360U

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y and Intel Core i5-7360U 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y

Intel Core i5-7360U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y

3x lower typical power consumption: 5 Watt vs 15 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	5 Watt vs 15 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-7360U

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
2x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 16 GB
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2095 vs 1759
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3840 vs 3015

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2095 vs 1759
PassMark - CPU mark	3840 vs 3015

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-7360U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1759

2095

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3015

3840

Name	Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y	Intel Core i5-7360U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1759	2095
PassMark - CPU mark	3015	3840
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		905
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.725
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		46.815
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.283
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.163
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2570
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2485
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4402
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2570
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2485
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4402

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y	Intel Core i5-7360U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Amber Lake Y	Kaby Lake
Launch date	Q1'21	3 January 2017
Place in performance rating	1477	1486
Processor Number	6500Y	i5-7360U
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series	7th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$304
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.10 GHz	2.30 GHz
Bus Speed	4 GT/s	4 GT/s OPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.60 GHz
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		4 MB
Number of cores		2
Number of threads		4
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	33.3 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Graphics
Device ID	0x591C	0x5926
Execution Units	23
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	900 MHz	1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	16 GB	32 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 615	Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 640
eDRAM		64 MB
Graphics max frequency		1 GHz
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	3840x2160@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	3.5 Watt	9.5 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	600 MHz
Configurable TDP-up	7 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency	1.60 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	20mm X 16.5mm	42x24x1.3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	5 Watt	15 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Sockets supported		FCBGA1356
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	10	12
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
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® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)