Ultra 7 164U vs Pentium Gold G6500T

Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold G6500T
2020
4 threads, 35 Watt
2.44
Core Ultra 7 164U
2023
12 cores / 14 threads, 9 Watt
9.51
+290%

Core Ultra 7 164U outperforms Pentium Gold G6500T by a whopping 290% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold G6500T and Core Ultra 7 164U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1754797
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Meteor Lake-U
Power efficiency6.60100.00
Architecture codenameno dataMeteor Lake-U (2023)
Release date1 April 2020 (4 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$448

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G6500T and Core Ultra 7 164U 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 coresno data12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads414
Base clock speed3.5 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speedno data4.8 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cacheno data112 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB Intel® Smart Cache12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 4 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C110 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G6500T and Core Ultra 7 164U 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1200FCBGA2551
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G6500T and Core Ultra 7 164U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--
Deep Learning Boost-+
Supported AI Software Frameworks-OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G6500T and Core Ultra 7 164U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G6500T and Core Ultra 7 164U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G6500T and Core Ultra 7 164U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth41.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 630Intel® Graphics
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHz1.8 GHz
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold G6500T and Core Ultra 7 164U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G6500T and Core Ultra 7 164U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@30Hz4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold G6500T and Core Ultra 7 164U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212.2
OpenGL4.54.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G6500T and Core Ultra 7 164U.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes168
PCI supportno data4.0 and 3.0

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 G6500T 2.44
Ultra 7 164U 9.51
+290%

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 G6500T 3874
Ultra 7 164U 15106
+290%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.44 9.51
Recency 1 April 2020 14 December 2023
Threads 4 14
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 9 Watt

Ultra 7 164U has a 289.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 250% more threads, and 288.9% lower power consumption.

The Core Ultra 7 164U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G6500T in performance tests.

Note that Pentium Gold G6500T is a desktop processor while Core Ultra 7 164U is a notebook one.


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