Intel Pentium Gold G5500 vs Intel Pentium G640T

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G5500 and Intel Pentium G640T 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5500

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 58% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
  • Around 54% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 65.0°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 32 GB
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2247 vs 1102
  • 3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3823 vs 1139
Specifications (specs)
Launch date January 2018 vs June 2012
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 65.0°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared) vs 3072 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 64 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2247 vs 1102
PassMark - CPU mark 3823 vs 1139

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G640T

  • Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 54 Watt
  • 2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2071 vs 950
  • Around 53% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3203 vs 2100
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 54 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2071 vs 950
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3203 vs 2100

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G5500
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G640T

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2247
1102
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3823
1139
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
950
2071
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2100
3203
Name Intel Pentium Gold G5500 Intel Pentium G640T
PassMark - Single thread mark 2247 1102
PassMark - CPU mark 3823 1139
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 950 2071
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2100 3203

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium Gold G5500 Intel Pentium G640T

Essentials

Architecture codename Coffee Lake Sandy Bridge
Launch date January 2018 June 2012
Place in performance rating 1554 1571
Price now $100.32
Processor Number G5500 G640T
Series Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Launched Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 15.37
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.80 GHz 2.40 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3 5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared) 3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Maximum core temperature 100°C 65.0°C
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 4 2
Die size 131 mm
Transistor count 504 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 37.5 GB/s 17 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR3 1066

Graphics

Device ID 0x3E91
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz 650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz 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
Graphics max frequency 1.1 GHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3 2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

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

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1151 FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 54 Watt 35 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2015C (65W)

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 2.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)