Intel Core i3-8100H vs Intel Pentium Gold G5500

Last updated: 2023-04-20

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-8100H		Intel Pentium Gold G5500
CPU comparison Intel Core i3-8100H or Intel Pentium Gold G5500 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The Intel Core i3-8100H has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-8100H was released in Q3/2018. The Intel Pentium Gold G5500 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold G5500 was released in Q2/2018.

Intel Core i3 (205)	Family	Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Core i 8000H (6)	CPU group	Intel Pentium G5000 (8)
8	Generation	8
Coffee Lake H	Architecture	Coffee Lake S
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
Intel Core i3-7100H	Predecessor	Intel Pentium G4500
--	Successor	Intel Pentium Gold G6500

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i3-8100H is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz. The Intel Pentium Gold G5500 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.80 GHz.
Intel Core i3-8100H	Characteristic	Intel Pentium Gold G5500
4	Cores	2
4	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.00 GHz	Frequency	3.80 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 Core i3-8100H	Characteristic	Intel Pentium Gold G5500
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Intel UHD Graphics 630	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 630
0.35 GHz	GPU frequency	0.35 GHz
1.00 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.10 GHz
9.5	GPU Generation	9.5
14 nm	Technology	14 nm
3	Max. displays	3
24	Compute units	24
192	Shader	192
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
64 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 UHD Graphics 630	GPU	Intel UHD 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 The Intel Core i3-8100H supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold G5500 can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Core i3-8100H	Characteristic	Intel Pentium Gold G5500
DDR4-2666	Memory	DDR4-2400
64 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	38.4 GB/s
Yes	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	--
6.00 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 TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i3-8100H has a TDP of 45 W, that of the Intel Pentium Gold G5500 is 54 W.
Intel Core i3-8100H	Characteristic	Intel Pentium Gold G5500
45 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	54 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
35 W	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i3-8100H has a 6.00 MB cache, while the Intel Pentium Gold G5500 cache has a total of 4.00 MB.
Intel Core i3-8100H	Characteristic	Intel Pentium Gold G5500
14 nm	Technology	14 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
BGA 1440	Socket	LGA 1151
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
Q3/2018	Release date	Q2/2018
225 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-8100H (86%)

Intel Pentium Gold G5500 (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-8100H (100%)

Intel Pentium Gold G5500 (82%)

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 Core i3-8100H 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	825 (86%)
	Intel Pentium Gold G5500 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	956 (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 Core i3-8100H 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	2626 (100%)
	Intel Pentium Gold G5500 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	2144 (82%)

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 Core i3-8100H Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.00 GHz	384 (91%)
	Intel Pentium Gold G5500 Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz	422 (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 Core i3-8100H 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Pentium Gold G5500 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	809 (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 Core i3-8100H 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Pentium Gold G5500 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	1811 (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 Core i3-8100H 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Pentium Gold G5500 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	353 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-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 multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i3-8100H 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Pentium Gold G5500 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	916 (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 Core i3-8100H 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Pentium Gold G5500 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	3825 (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 Core i3-8100H 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Pentium Gold G5500 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	163 (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 Core i3-8100H 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Pentium Gold G5500 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	414 (100%)

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