Intel Pentium Gold G6500T vs Intel Core i7-6700T

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G6500T and Intel Core i7-6700T 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 - 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 i7-6700T

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G6500T

Around 52% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 66°C
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2238 vs 2066

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 66°C
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2238 vs 2066

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6700T

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 86% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7195 vs 3874

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
L3 cache	6 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7195 vs 3874

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6700T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2238

2066

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3874

7195

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G6500T	Intel Core i7-6700T
PassMark - Single thread mark	2238	2066
PassMark - CPU mark	3874	7195
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		908
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3381
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		38.963
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		128.683
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.365
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.628
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		24.057
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1457
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2650
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4934
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1457
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2650
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4934

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G6500T	Intel Core i7-6700T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Skylake
Launch date	Q2'20	1 September 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$75	$303
Place in performance rating	1160	1166
Processor Number	G6500T	i7-6700T
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$349
Value for money (0-100)		7.63
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	8 GT/s DMI3
L3 cache	4 MB	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	66°C
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4	8
Die size		122 mm
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		66 °C
Maximum frequency		3.60 GHz
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Graphics
Device ID	0x9BC8	0x1912
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz	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	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630	Intel® HD Graphics 530
Graphics max frequency		1.1 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
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	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015B	PCG 2015A (35W)
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™)