Intel Pentium Gold G6500T vs Intel Core i5-11400T

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Intel Pentium Gold G6500T CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-11400T
Intel Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Core i5-11400T

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium Gold G6500T and the Intel Core i5-11400T and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Pentium Gold G6500T 2 core processor released in Q2/2020 with the Intel Core i5-11400T which has 6 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2021.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Core i5 (328)
Intel Pentium G6000 (12) CPU group Intel Core i 11000 (22)
10 Generation 11
Comet Lake S Architecture Rocket Lake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Pentium Gold G5500T Predecessor Intel Core i5-10400T
-- Successor Intel Core i5-12400T

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium Gold G6500T is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.50 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i5-11400T clocks with 1.30 GHz (3.70 GHz), has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel.

Intel Pentium Gold G6500T Characteristic Intel Core i5-11400T
2 Cores 6
4 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.50 GHz Frequency 1.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.30 GHz

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 Pentium Gold G6500T Characteristic Intel Core i5-11400T
-- 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 630 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 730
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.20 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation 12
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 HD Graphics 630 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 730
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 Decode
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 Pentium Gold G6500T, while the Intel Core i5-11400T supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s enabled.

Intel Pentium Gold G6500T Characteristic Intel Core i5-11400T
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR4-3200
128 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 3.00 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache 12.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
16 PCIe lanes 20
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Pentium Gold G6500T has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i5-11400T is 35 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Pentium Gold G6500T Characteristic Intel Core i5-11400T
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) 84 W @ 28 s
-- TDP up --
25 W TDP down 25 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium Gold G6500T has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Core i5-11400T is at 15.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Pentium Gold G6500T Characteristic Intel Core i5-11400T
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, AVX2, AVX-512
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 Q1/2021
90 $ Release price 182 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 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 Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
889 (71%)
Intel Core i5-11400T Intel Core i5-11400T
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
1252 (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 Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1935 (33%)
Intel Core i5-11400T Intel Core i5-11400T
6C 12T @ 3.30 GHz
5856 (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 Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
762 (43%)
Intel Core i5-11400T Intel Core i5-11400T
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
1767 (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 Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1680 (27%)
Intel Core i5-11400T Intel Core i5-11400T
6C 12T @ 3.30 GHz
6179 (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 Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.05 GHz
403 (88%)
Intel Core i5-11400T Intel Core i5-11400T
Intel UHD Graphics 730 @ 1.20 GHz
461 (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 Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
3755 (28%)
Intel Core i5-11400T Intel Core i5-11400T
6C 12T @ 3.30 GHz
13356 (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 Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
367 (100%)
Intel Core i5-11400T Intel Core i5-11400T
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
146 (100%)
Intel Core i5-11400T Intel Core i5-11400T
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
366 (100%)
Intel Core i5-11400T Intel Core i5-11400T
6C 12T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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