Intel Celeron G5900T vs Intel Pentium Gold G6500T

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Intel Celeron G5900T CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
Intel Celeron G5900T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Celeron G5900T and the Intel Pentium Gold G6500T and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Celeron G5900T 2 core processor released in Q2/2020 with the Intel Pentium Gold G6500T which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2020.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Celeron G5000 (8) CPU group Intel Pentium G6000 (12)
9 Generation 10
Comet Lake S Architecture Comet Lake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Celeron G4900T Predecessor Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
Intel Celeron G5905T Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron G5900T is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium Gold G6500T clocks with 3.50 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Celeron G5900T Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz Frequency 3.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Celeron G5900T Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel HD Graphics 610 GPU Intel HD Graphics 630
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation 9.5
14 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
12 Compute units 24
96 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel HD Graphics 610 GPU Intel HD Graphics 630
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 128 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Celeron G5900T, while the Intel Pentium Gold G6500T supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 42.7 GB/s enabled.

Intel Celeron G5900T Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR4-2666
128 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 42.7 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 16
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Celeron G5900T has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium Gold G6500T is 35 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Celeron G5900T Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
25 W TDP down 25 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron G5900T has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium Gold G6500T is at 4.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Celeron G5900T Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
LGA 1200 Socket LGA 1200
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2020 Release date Q2/2020
50 $ Release price 90 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Celeron G5900T Intel Celeron G5900T
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
818 (92%)
Intel Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
889 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Celeron G5900T Intel Celeron G5900T
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
1545 (80%)
Intel Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1935 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Celeron G5900T Intel Celeron G5900T
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
338 (92%)
Intel Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
367 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Celeron G5900T Intel Celeron G5900T
Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 1.00 GHz
192 (48%)
Intel Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.05 GHz
403 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Celeron G5900T Intel Celeron G5900T
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
2584 (69%)
Intel Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
3755 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Celeron G5900T Intel Celeron G5900T
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
137 (94%)
Intel Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
146 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Celeron G5900T Intel Celeron G5900T
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
242 (66%)
Intel Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
366 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Celeron G5900T Intel Celeron G5900T
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
762 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Celeron G5900T Intel Celeron G5900T
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1680 (100%)

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