Pentium Gold G5600 vs i7-3770

Place in the ranking	1419	1778
Place by popularity	22	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.70	3.05
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Intel Pentium Gold
Power efficiency	4.97	4.51
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	29 April 2012 (12 years ago)	2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$294	$93

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium Gold G5600 has 336% better value for money than i7-3770.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-3770 and Pentium Gold G5600 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	3.4 GHz	3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	5 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	39
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	160 mm²	126 mm²
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	67 °C	72 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-3770 and Pentium Gold G5600 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	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	77 Watt	54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-3770 and Pentium Gold G5600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core i7-3770 and Pentium Gold G5600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-3770 and Pentium Gold G5600 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-3770 and Pentium Gold G5600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	32 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 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 4000	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory	no data	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.15 GHz	1.1 GHz
InTru 3D	+	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-3770 and Pentium Gold G5600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-3770 and Pentium Gold G5600 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	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-3770 and Pentium Gold G5600 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 i7-3770 and Pentium Gold G5600.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

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.

i7-3770 4.04
+66.3%

Pentium Gold G5600 2.43

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.

i7-3770 6412
+66.4%

Pentium Gold G5600 3853

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.04	2.43
Integrated graphics card	1.18	3.10
Recency	29 April 2012	2 April 2018
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	77 Watt	54 Watt

i7-3770 has a 66.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Pentium Gold G5600, on the other hand, has 162.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 42.6% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-3770 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G5600 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-3770 and Pentium Gold G5600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.