Intel Pentium Gold G6500T vs Intel Core i5-8600K

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G6500T and Intel Core i5-8600K 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 G6500T

Intel Core i5-8600K

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G6500T

2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8600K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
2 more threads: 6 vs 4
2.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2590 vs 2238
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10196 vs 3874

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	6 vs 4
L3 cache	9 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2590 vs 2238
PassMark - CPU mark	10196 vs 3874

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-8600K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2238

2590

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3874

10196

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G6500T	Intel Core i5-8600K
PassMark - Single thread mark	2238	2590
PassMark - CPU mark	3874	10196
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1236
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5553
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		4162
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		40.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		91.178
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.903
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		4.733
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		13.018
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2054
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3656
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2110
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2054
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3656
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2110

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G6500T	Intel Core i5-8600K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Coffee Lake
Launch date	Q2'20	5 January 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$75	$258
Place in performance rating	1158	1171
Processor Number	G6500T	i5-8600K
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series	8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$379.48
Value for money (0-100)		9.93
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	3.60 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	8 GT/s DMI3
L3 cache	4 MB	9 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Number of cores	2	6
Number of threads	4	6
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		1.5 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum frequency		4.30 GHz
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2666
Graphics
Device ID	0x9BC8	0x3E92
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® UHD Graphics 630
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	3
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
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	25 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	2.40 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015B	PCG 2015D (130W)
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® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
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® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)