Intel Pentium Gold G5600T vs AMD A10-6790K

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G5600T and AMD A10-6790K 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, 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 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Pentium Gold G5600T

AMD A10-6790K

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5600T

Around 19% higher maximum core temperature: 88°C vs 74°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm SOI
2.9x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 100 Watt
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2025 vs 1556
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3601 vs 3089

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	88°C vs 74°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2025 vs 1556
PassMark - CPU mark	3601 vs 3089

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-6790K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G5600T
CPU 2: AMD A10-6790K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2025

1556

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3601

3089

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G5600T	AMD A10-6790K
PassMark - Single thread mark	2025	1556
PassMark - CPU mark	3601	3089
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		527
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1464
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		16.537
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.536
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		11.913
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		71.233
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2797
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		5588
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2797
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		5588

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G5600T	AMD A10-6790K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Richland
Launch date	Q2'19	October 2013
Place in performance rating	1270	1258
Processor Number	G5600T
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series	AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB		AD679KWOHLBOX
OPN Tray		AD679KWOA44HL
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	4 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature	88°C	74°C
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4	4
Die size		246 mm
L1 cache		192 KB
L2 cache		4 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Maximum frequency		4.3 GHz
Transistor count		1178 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
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	AMD Radeon HD 8670D
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		844 MHz
iGPU core count		384
Number of pipelines		384
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	11
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	100 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015A (35W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
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® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
PowerGating
PowerNow
VirusProtect
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™)
IOMMU 2.0