Pentium Gold G6500T vs Pentium G4600
Aggregate performance score
Pentium Gold G6500T outperforms Pentium G4600 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium G4600 and Pentium Gold G6500T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1810 | 1756 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.44 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 4.21 | 6.60 |
| Architecture codename | Kaby Lake (2016−2019) | no data |
| Release date | 3 January 2017 (7 years ago) | 1 April 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $87 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium G4600 and Pentium Gold G6500T 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) | no data |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | no data |
| Bus rate | 8 GT/s | 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | 4 MB Intel® Smart Cache |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 65 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium G4600 and Pentium Gold G6500T 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 |
| Socket | FCLGA1151 | FCLGA1200 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 51 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4600 and Pentium Gold G6500T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
Security technologies
Pentium G4600 and Pentium Gold G6500T 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 Pentium G4600 and Pentium Gold G6500T are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4600 and Pentium Gold G6500T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 41.6 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics 630 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Max video memory | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | + | + |
| Clear Video | + | + |
| Clear Video HD | + | + |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | 1.05 GHz |
| InTru 3D | + | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G4600 and Pentium Gold G6500T integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G4600 and Pentium Gold G6500T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2304@24Hz | 4096x2160@30Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2304@60Hz | 4096x2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096x2304@60Hz | 4096x2304@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium G4600 and Pentium Gold G6500T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4600 and Pentium Gold G6500T.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.27 | 2.44 |
| Integrated graphics card | 3.10 | 3.09 |
| Recency | 3 January 2017 | 1 April 2020 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 51 Watt | 35 Watt |
Pentium G4600 has 0.3% faster integrated GPU.
Pentium Gold G6500T, on the other hand, has a 7.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 45.7% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium G4600 and Pentium Gold G6500T.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G4600 and Pentium Gold G6500T, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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