Pentium Gold G6500 vs i5-8310Y

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-8310Y and Pentium Gold G6500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	1710
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i5	no data
Power efficiency	no data	4.26
Architecture codename	Amber Lake (2018−2019)	Comet Lake (2020)
Release date	4 April 2019 (5 years ago)	30 April 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-8310Y and Pentium Gold G6500 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	1.6 GHz	4.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus type	OPI	no data
Bus rate	4 GT/s	8 GT/s
Multiplier	16	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-8310Y and Pentium Gold G6500 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
Socket	FCBGA1515	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-8310Y and Pentium Gold G6500. 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	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Smart Response	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-

Security technologies

Core i5-8310Y and Pentium Gold G6500 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 i5-8310Y and Pentium Gold G6500 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-8310Y and Pentium Gold G6500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	16 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics 617	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory	16 GB	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	1.1 GHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-8310Y and Pentium Gold G6500 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 i5-8310Y and Pentium Gold G6500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	3840x2160@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-8310Y and Pentium Gold G6500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-8310Y and Pentium Gold G6500.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	10	16

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	2.23	3.09
Recency	4 April 2019	30 April 2020
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	58 Watt

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