Pentium Gold 6500Y vs i7-2820QM

Place in the ranking	1688	1964
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i7	no data
Power efficiency	5.80	35.96
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Amber Lake-Y (2018−2021)
Release date	3 January 2011 (13 years ago)	1 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$568	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-2820QM and Pentium Gold 6500Y 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	8	4
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	4 GT/s
Multiplier	23	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	4 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	216 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	1,160 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-2820QM and Pentium Gold 6500Y 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	FCBGA1224,FCPGA988,PPGA988	BGA1515
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2820QM and Pentium Gold 6500Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-2820QM and Pentium Gold 6500Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	+	+
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2820QM and Pentium Gold 6500Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-2820QM and Pentium Gold 6500Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.598 GB/s	33.3 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 3000	Intel UHD Graphics 615
Max video memory	no data	16 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.3 GHz	900 MHz
Execution Units	no data	23
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-2820QM and Pentium Gold 6500Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	3
eDP	+	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
DVI	no data	+
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-2820QM and Pentium Gold 6500Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	3840x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-2820QM and Pentium Gold 6500Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-2820QM and Pentium Gold 6500Y.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	10

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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.

i7-2820QM 2.76
+45.3%

Pentium Gold 6500Y 1.90

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i7-2820QM 4379
+45.2%

Pentium Gold 6500Y 3015

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.76	1.90
Integrated graphics card	0.66	1.98
Recency	3 January 2011	1 March 2021
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	5 Watt

i7-2820QM has a 45.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Pentium Gold 6500Y, on the other hand, has 200% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 10 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 800% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-2820QM is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 6500Y in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-2820QM and Pentium Gold 6500Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.