Intel Pentium Gold G5500T vs Intel Core i7-6700K

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G5500T and Intel Core i7-6700K 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 G5500T

Intel Core i7-6700K

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5500T

Around 38% higher maximum core temperature: 88°C vs 64°C
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 91 Watt

Maximum core temperature	88°C vs 64°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 91 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6700K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2504 vs 1951
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8939 vs 3311

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2504 vs 1951
PassMark - CPU mark	8939 vs 3311

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6700K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1951

2504

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3311

8939

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G5500T	Intel Core i7-6700K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1951	2504
PassMark - CPU mark	3311	8939
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1148
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4458
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3231
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.186
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		101.6
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.743
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.939
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		7.351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1760
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3294
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3360
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1760
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3294
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3360

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G5500T	Intel Core i7-6700K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Skylake
Launch date	Q2'18	5 August 2015
Place in performance rating	1330	1343
Processor Number	G5500T	i7-6700K
Series	Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor Series	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$339
Price now		$316.99
Value for money (0-100)		10.33
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	4.00 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	88°C	64°C
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4	8
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum frequency		4.20 GHz
Number of QPI Links		0
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Graphics
Device ID	0x3E91	0x1912
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz	1.15 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® HD Graphics 530
Graphics max frequency		1.15 GHz
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	3
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Max resolution over WiDi		1080p
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	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	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	91 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015A (35W)	PCG 2015D (130W)
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® AVX2
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
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™)