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).

 

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: 7200 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 7200 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
7200
Name Intel Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Core i7-6700T
PassMark - Single thread mark 2238 2066
PassMark - CPU mark 3874 7200
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 1161 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™)