Intel Pentium Gold G5600 vs Intel Pentium G6960

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G5600 and Intel Pentium G6960 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 G5600

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 2.93 GHz
  • Around 38% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 72.6°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
  • 3.9x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 16.38 GB
  • Around 35% lower typical power consumption: 54 Watt vs 73 Watt
  • Around 78% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2280 vs 1279
  • 2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3840 vs 1433
Specifications (specs)
Launch date January 2018 vs January 2011
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz vs 2.93 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 72.6°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared) vs 3072 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 64 GB vs 16.38 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 54 Watt vs 73 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2280 vs 1279
PassMark - CPU mark 3840 vs 1433

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G6960

  • 2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1957 vs 967
  • Around 56% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3379 vs 2161
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1957 vs 967
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3379 vs 2161

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G5600
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G6960

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2280
1279
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3840
1433
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
967
1957
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2161
3379
Name Intel Pentium Gold G5600 Intel Pentium G6960
PassMark - Single thread mark 2280 1279
PassMark - CPU mark 3840 1433
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 967 1957
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2161 3379

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium Gold G5600 Intel Pentium G6960

Essentials

Architecture codename Coffee Lake Clarkdale
Launch date January 2018 January 2011
Place in performance rating 1523 1530
Price now $114.74
Processor Number G5600 G6960
Series Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Launched Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 14.65
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.90 GHz 2.93 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3 2.5 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 72.6°C
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz 2.93 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 4 2
Die size 81 mm2
Transistor count 382 million
VID voltage range 0.6500V-1.4000V

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 37.5 GB/s 17 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB 16.38 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR3 1066

Graphics

Device ID 0x3E91
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz 533 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 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 Integrated
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3 2

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 FCLGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 54 Watt 73 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 1x16, 2x8
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® 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® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit

Virtualization

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