Pentium Gold G6500T vs V-Series V160
Primary details
Comparing V-Series V160 and Pentium Gold G6500T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1770 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD V-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 6.59 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | no data |
| Release date | 1 December 2010 (14 years ago) | 1 April 2020 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
V-Series V160 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | no data |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L3 cache | no data | 4 MB Intel® Smart Cache |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on V-Series V160 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1 | FCLGA1200 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by V-Series V160 and Pentium Gold G6500T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
Security technologies
V-Series V160 and Pentium Gold G6500T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by V-Series V160 and Pentium Gold G6500T are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by V-Series V160 and Pentium Gold G6500T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 41.6 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Max video memory | no data | 64 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.05 GHz |
| InTru 3D | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of V-Series V160 and Pentium Gold G6500T integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by V-Series V160 and Pentium Gold G6500T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096x2160@30Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by V-Series V160 and Pentium Gold G6500T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by V-Series V160 and Pentium Gold G6500T.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 December 2010 | 1 April 2020 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 35 Watt |
V-Series V160 has 40% lower power consumption.
Pentium Gold G6500T, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between V-Series V160 and Pentium Gold G6500T. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that V-Series V160 is a notebook processor while Pentium Gold G6500T is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between V-Series V160 and Pentium Gold G6500T, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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