Intel Pentium Gold G5600T vs Intel Core i5-6600

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G5600T and Intel Core i5-6600 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 G5600T

  • Around 24% higher maximum core temperature: 88°C vs 71°C
  • Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Maximum core temperature 88°C vs 71°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6600

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2260 vs 2025
  • Around 68% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6057 vs 3601
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2260 vs 2025
PassMark - CPU mark 6057 vs 3601

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G5600T
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-6600

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2025
2260
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3601
6057
Name Intel Pentium Gold G5600T Intel Core i5-6600
PassMark - Single thread mark 2025 2260
PassMark - CPU mark 3601 6057
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 966
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3168
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3405
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.986
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 80.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.474
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.293
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1717
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3511
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 6275
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1717
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3511
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 6275

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium Gold G5600T Intel Core i5-6600

Essentials

Architecture codename Coffee Lake Skylake
Launch date Q2'19 July 2015
Place in performance rating 1271 1250
Processor Number G5600T i5-6600
Series Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $230
Price now $219.99
Value for money (0-100) 10.40

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.30 GHz 3.30 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s 8 GT/s DMI3
L3 cache 4 MB 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 88°C 71°C
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 4 4
Die size 177 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz

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
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 Watt
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 65 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2015A (35W) PCG 2015C (65W)
Low Halogen Options Available

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® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility

Virtualization

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