Intel Pentium Gold G5600 vs Intel Core i3-6100

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G5600 and Intel Core i3-6100 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5600

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
  • Around 54% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 65°C
  • Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2265 vs 2172
  • Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 967 vs 906
  • Around 9% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2161 vs 1976
Specifications (specs)
Launch date January 2018 vs September 2015
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 65°C
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared) vs 4096 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2265 vs 2172
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 967 vs 906
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2161 vs 1976

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-6100

  • Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 51 Watt vs 54 Watt
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4126 vs 3790
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 51 Watt vs 54 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 4126 vs 3790

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G5600
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-6100

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2265
2172
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3790
4126
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
967
906
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2161
1976
Name Intel Pentium Gold G5600 Intel Core i3-6100
PassMark - Single thread mark 2265 2172
PassMark - CPU mark 3790 4126
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 967 906
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2161 1976
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2197
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.581
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 47.944
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.3
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.387
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.445
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1558
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3264
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 5567
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1558
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3264
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 5567

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium Gold G5600 Intel Core i3-6100

Essentials

Architecture codename Coffee Lake Skylake
Launch date January 2018 September 2015
Place in performance rating 1537 1460
Price now $114.74 $147.49
Processor Number G5600 i3-6100
Series Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor Series 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status Launched Launched
Value for money (0-100) 14.65 10.96
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $110

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.90 GHz 3.70 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) 4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C 65 °C
Maximum core temperature 100°C 65°C
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz 3.7 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 4 4
Die size 150 mm
Transistor count 1400 million

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
ECC memory support

Graphics

Device ID 0x3E91 0x1912
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz 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 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel® UHD Graphics 630 Intel® HD Graphics 530
Graphics max frequency 1.05 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

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 51 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® AVX2
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)