i9-11900K vs Pentium Gold G5600T

Place in the ranking	1811	420
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.24	18.14
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium Gold	no data
Power efficiency	6.14	12.02
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)	16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$75	$539

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i9-11900K has 246% better value for money than Pentium Gold G5600T.

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G5600T and Core i9-11900K 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	16
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	5.2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	8 GT/s
L1 cache	128 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	126 mm²	276 mm²
Maximum core temperature	88 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G5600T and Core i9-11900K 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	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G5600T and Core i9-11900K. 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, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
SIPP	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G5600T and Core i9-11900K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	-
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G5600T and Core i9-11900K are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G5600T and Core i9-11900K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	50 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics 630	Intel UHD Graphics 750
Max video memory	64 GB	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	1.3 GHz
Execution Units	no data	32
InTru 3D	+	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold G5600T and Core i9-11900K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G5600T and Core i9-11900K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	5120 x 3200 @60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	5120 x 3200 @60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold G5600T and Core i9-11900K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G5600T and Core i9-11900K.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	20

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.

Pentium Gold G5600T 2.27

i9-11900K 15.87
+599%

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.

Pentium Gold G5600T 3601

i9-11900K 25211
+600%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.27	15.87
Integrated graphics card	3.09	4.49
Recency	23 April 2019	16 March 2021
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	4	16
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	125 Watt

Pentium Gold G5600T has 257.1% lower power consumption.

i9-11900K, on the other hand, has a 599.1% higher aggregate performance score, 45.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Core i9-11900K is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G5600T in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Gold G5600T and Core i9-11900K, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.