Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y is a 2 core processor. It can handle 4 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q1/2021. The Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y is based on the 10. generation of the Intel Pentium series and requires a mainboard with the socket BGA 1515. The Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y scores 821 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 1,680 points.
Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y

At a glance

Name: Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y
Family: Intel Pentium (150)
CPU group: Intel Pentium 6000Y (1)
Architecture: Amber Lake U
Technology: 14 nm
Segment: Notebook
Generation: 10
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 2 CPU cores of the Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y clock with 1.10 GHz (3.40 GHz). The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads: 2 / 4
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 2x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 1.10 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): 2.40 GHz

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

With the Intel HD Graphics 615, the Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y has an build in graphic solution. It has 24 SM processors, which have a total of 192 texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

GPU name: Intel HD Graphics 615
GPU frequency: 0.30 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 0.90 GHz
Compute units: 24
Shader: 192
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q2/2016
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 9.5
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14nm
Max. GPU Memory: 16 GB
Frame Generation: No

Hardware codec support

Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y supports up to 16 GB memory in up to 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 29.9 GB/s.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
LPDDR3-1866
DDR3-1600
29.9 GB/s
25.6 GB/s
Max. Memory: 16 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 3.0 x 10
PCIe Bandwidth: 9.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y has a TDP of 5 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 5 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: 7 W
TDP down: 3.5 W
Tjunction max.: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y has a 4.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1515
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 4.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems:
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date: Q1/2021
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
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2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1047
Intel Core i5-6300HQ Intel Core i5-6300HQ
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
1046
Intel Core i5-6350HQ Intel Core i5-6350HQ
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
1046
Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1045
Intel Core i7-4720HQ Intel Core i7-4720HQ
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
1045
Intel Processor N50 Intel Processor N50
2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz
1042
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1040

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
AMD Ryzen 3 2200U AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1768
Intel Core i5-4310U Intel Core i5-4310U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
1766
Intel Core i7-2670QM Intel Core i7-2670QM
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1764
Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1758
Intel Core i7-4650U Intel Core i7-4650U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1755
Intel Core i7-8500Y Intel Core i7-8500Y
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1748
Intel Core i7-4510U Intel Core i7-4510U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1742

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 Intel Core i3-8100H
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
825
Intel Core i5-8310Y Intel Core i5-8310Y
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
825
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
822
Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
821
Intel Core i7-6660U Intel Core i7-6660U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
820
Intel Core i7-6650U Intel Core i7-6650U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
820
Intel Core i7-6600U Intel Core i7-6600U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
820

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 i5-4210M Intel Core i5-4210M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1697
Intel Core m7-6Y75 Intel Core m7-6Y75
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1693
Intel Core i7-4558U Intel Core i7-4558U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1686
Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1680
Intel Core i5-6198DU Intel Core i5-6198DU
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1678
Intel Core i3-10110Y Intel Core i3-10110Y
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1675
Intel Core i3-7100H Intel Core i3-7100H
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
1669

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 i3-5020U Intel Core i3-5020U
Intel HD Graphics 5500 @ 0.90 GHz
346
Intel Core i3-6006U Intel Core i3-6006U
Intel HD Graphics 520 @ 0.90 GHz
346
Intel Core i3-6100H Intel Core i3-6100H
Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 0.90 GHz
346
Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y
Intel HD Graphics 615 @ 0.90 GHz
346
Intel Celeron N5100 Intel Celeron N5100
Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Jasper Lake) @ 0.85 GHz
340
Intel Core i7-3920XM Intel Core i7-3920XM
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.30 GHz
333
Intel Core i7-3540M Intel Core i7-3540M
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.30 GHz
333

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 i5-4308U Intel Core i5-4308U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
3005
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
3004
Intel Core i3-7130U Intel Core i3-7130U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
3000
Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2980
Intel Celeron J4125 Intel Celeron J4125
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
2978
Intel Atom x6427FE Intel Atom x6427FE
4C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
2935
Intel Atom x6425RE Intel Atom x6425RE
4C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
2935

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