Intel Pentium Gold G5500 vs Intel Pentium Gold G5600

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G5500 and Intel Pentium Gold G5600 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.

Intel Pentium Gold G5500

Intel Pentium Gold G5600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5500

Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3834 vs 3790

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3834 vs 3790

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5600

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 967 vs 950
Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2161 vs 2100

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2265 vs 2254
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	967 vs 950
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2161 vs 2100

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G5500
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Gold G5600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2254

2265

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3834

3790

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

950

967

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2100

2161

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G5500	Intel Pentium Gold G5600
PassMark - Single thread mark	2254	2265
PassMark - CPU mark	3834	3790
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	950	967
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2100	2161

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G5500	Intel Pentium Gold G5600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Coffee Lake
Launch date	January 2018	January 2018
Place in performance rating	1553	1537
Price now	$100.32	$114.74
Processor Number	G5500	G5600
Series	Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor Series	Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor Series
Status	Launched	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	15.37	14.65
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.80 GHz	3.90 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	8 GT/s DMI3
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)	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	4
Memory
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	1.10 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
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	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt	54 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C (65W)	PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 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® 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)