Intel Core I5-6500T Vs Pentium Gold G5500T - Technical City

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-6500T and Pentium Gold G5500T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1632	1882
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.56	0.75
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i5 (Desktop)	Intel Pentium Gold
Power efficiency	8.17	5.62
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	1 September 2015 (9 years ago)	2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$192	$75

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium Gold G5500T has 34% better value for money than i5-6500T.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-6500T and Pentium Gold G5500T basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	25	32
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	122 mm2	126 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	88 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	66 °C	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-6500T and Pentium Gold G5500T compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-6500T and Pentium Gold G5500T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
SIPP	+	-

Security technologies

Core i5-6500T and Pentium Gold G5500T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	+
Identity Protection	+	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-6500T and Pentium Gold G5500T are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-6500T and Pentium Gold G5500T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardCompare	Intel HD Graphics 530	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory	64 GB	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	1.05 GHz
InTru 3D	+	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-6500T and Pentium Gold G5500T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-6500T and Pentium Gold G5500T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-6500T and Pentium Gold G5500T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-6500T and Pentium Gold G5500T.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16