Intel Pentium Gold G5500T vs AMD FX-8100

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G5500T and AMD FX-8100 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 G5500T

AMD FX-8100

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5500T

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1951 vs 1151

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1951 vs 1151

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8100

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4055 vs 3311

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	4055 vs 3311

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
CPU 2: AMD FX-8100

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1951

1151

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3311

4055

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G5500T	AMD FX-8100
PassMark - Single thread mark	1951	1151
PassMark - CPU mark	3311	4055
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1999
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		7176

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G5500T	AMD FX-8100
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Zambezi
Launch date	Q2'18	October 2011
Place in performance rating	1324	1339
Processor Number	G5500T
Series	Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$142
Value for money (0-100)		12.48
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	88°C
Number of cores	2	8
Number of threads	4
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		8192 KB
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		2.8 GHz
Transistor count		1200 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x3E91
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	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
Processor graphics	Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
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
Configurable TDP-down	25 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	2.20 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015A (35W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
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 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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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™)