Pentium Gold G5500 vs i3-2100

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-2100 and Pentium Gold G5500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2375	1782
Place by popularity	99	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.28	4.74
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Intel Pentium Gold
Power efficiency	1.70	4.47
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	20 February 2011 (13 years ago)	2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$73	$75

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium Gold G5500 has 1593% better value for money than i3-2100.

Detailed specifications

Core i3-2100 and Pentium Gold G5500 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	5 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	38
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	131 mm2	126 mm2
Maximum core temperature	69 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	504 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-2100 and Pentium Gold G5500 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	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1155	1151
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-2100 and Pentium Gold G5500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i3-2100 and Pentium Gold G5500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-2100 and Pentium Gold G5500 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-2100 and Pentium Gold G5500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	32 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 2000	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-2100 and Pentium Gold G5500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-2100 and Pentium Gold G5500.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.17	2.41
Integrated graphics card	0.55	3.09
Recency	20 February 2011	2 April 2018
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	54 Watt

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