Intel Pentium Gold G7400T vs Intel Core i5-6500T

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G7400T and Intel Core i5-6500T 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), 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 G7400T

Intel Core i5-6500T

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G7400T

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 52% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 66°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2483 vs 1777
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5537 vs 4761

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2022 vs 5 August 2015
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 66°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	2.5 MB vs 1 MB
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2483 vs 1777
PassMark - CPU mark	5537 vs 4761

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6500T

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	256 KB vs 160 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G7400T
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-6500T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2483

1777

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5537

4761

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G7400T	Intel Core i5-6500T
PassMark - Single thread mark	2483	1777
PassMark - CPU mark	5537	4761
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		789
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2499
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		10.043
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		119.119
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1749
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3591
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		6278
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1749
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3591
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		6278

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400T	Intel Core i5-6500T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Skylake
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	5 August 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$77	$192
Place in performance rating	1000	1014
Processor Number	G7400T	i5-6500T
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	160 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2.5 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	6 MB	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	66°C
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4	4
Base frequency		2.50 GHz
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum frequency		3.10 GHz
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Graphics
Device ID	0x4693	0x1912
Execution Units	16
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.35 GHz	1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 710	Intel® HD Graphics 530
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Max video memory		64 GB
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4	3
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
4K resolution support
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
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020D	PCG 2015A (35W)
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	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
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift 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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)