Pentium Gold G5600 vs i7-8550U

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-8550U
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
3.85
+59.1%
Pentium Gold G5600
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 54 Watt
2.42

Core i7-8550U outperforms Pentium Gold G5600 by an impressive 59% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-8550U and Pentium Gold G5600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14521766
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data3.05
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Pentium Gold
Power efficiency24.294.49
Architecture codenameKaby Lake Refresh (2017−2019)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date21 August 2017 (7 years ago)2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$409$93

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-8550U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed1.8 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeOPIDMI 3.0
Bus rate4 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier1839
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size123 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-8550U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1356,FC-BGA1356FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-8550U and Pentium Gold G5600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-8550U and Pentium Gold G5600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX-+
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-8550U and Pentium Gold G5600 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-8550U and Pentium Gold G5600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 620Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory32 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHz1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-8550U and Pentium Gold G5600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-8550U and Pentium Gold G5600 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@24Hz4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-8550U and Pentium Gold G5600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.44.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-8550U and Pentium Gold G5600.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1216

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.

i7-8550U 3.85
+59.1%
Pentium Gold G5600 2.42

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.

i7-8550U 6118
+59.3%
Pentium Gold G5600 3840

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.85 2.42
Integrated graphics card 2.67 3.09
Recency 21 August 2017 2 April 2018
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 54 Watt

i7-8550U has a 59.1% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 260% lower power consumption.

Pentium Gold G5600, on the other hand, has 15.7% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 7 months.

The Core i7-8550U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G5600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i7-8550U is a notebook processor while Pentium Gold G5600 is a desktop one.


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