Intel Pentium Gold G6500T vs Intel Pentium Gold G5400T

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G6500T and Intel Pentium Gold G5400T 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G6500T

  • 2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
  • Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2238 vs 1816
  • Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3874 vs 3172
Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size 128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2238 vs 1816
PassMark - CPU mark 3874 vs 3172

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Gold G5400T

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2238
1816
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3874
3172
Name Intel Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G5400T
PassMark - Single thread mark 2238 1816
PassMark - CPU mark 3874 3172
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1145
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1145
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2273
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2273
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4260
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4260

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G5400T

Essentials

Architecture codename Comet Lake Coffee Lake
Launch date Q2'20 Q2'18
Launch price (MSRP) $75
Place in performance rating 1160 1158
Processor Number G6500T G5400T
Series Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor Series
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.50 GHz 3.10 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s 8 GT/s DMI3
L3 cache 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 100/88°C
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 4 4

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 41.6 GB/s 37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2666 DDR4-2400

Graphics

Device ID 0x9BC8 0x3E90/x93
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.05 GHz 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 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics 630 Intel® UHD Graphics 610

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 25 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 2.40 GHz 2.10 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 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® 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)