Intel Pentium Gold G5500

Intel Pentium Gold G5500
Benchmarks & Specs

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The Intel Pentium Gold G5500 was a reliable processor for everyday tasks when it was introduced. It is based on the proven Coffee Lake S architecture and manufactured using the 14-nanometer process. An integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630 is already on board. This makes it a good choice for office applications and media content playback.

A separate graphics card is often not necessary for this. The 4 MB L3 cache offers decent support for data processing in this class. The PCIe 3.0 connection is also advantageous and facilitates expansions. We see that the Pentium Gold G5500 still finds its place today. It is ideal for energy-saving systems and simple applications.

Think of an office PC or a media center. Its main strengths lie in cost-effectiveness and sufficient performance for standard uses. It remains a practical choice that provides a solid foundation for basic computer tasks.
  • Integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • 4 MB L3-Cache
  • PCIe 3.0 support
  • Cost-effective for standard use

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 680 / 867
In segment Desktop
Multi-core performance
Rank 702 / 821
In segment Desktop
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Xeon D-1527
4C / 8T · 2.70 GHz
821
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
8C / 16T · 4.00 GHz
813
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
809
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
8C / 16T · 4.00 GHz
805
Intel Pentium G4620
2C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
805
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-930
4C / 8T · 2.80 GHz
1,832
Intel Xeon E3-1220
4C / 8T · 3.10 GHz
1,830
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
1,811
Intel Core i5-2380P
4C / 4T · 3.10 GHz
1,802
Intel Core i3-10100Y
2C / 4T · 3.90 GHz
1,788
Cinebench R20 Single-Core

Cinebench R20 Single-Core
Single-core performance

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm]
4C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
354 cb
Intel Core i5-6500
4C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
354 cb
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
353 cb
Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4
6C / 12T · 3.70 GHz
351 cb
Intel Core i7-6700T
4C / 8T · 3.60 GHz
350 cb
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-10100E
4C / 8T · 3.80 GHz
960
Intel Pentium G4600
2C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
958
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
956
Intel Core i5-6685R
4C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
951
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
6C / 12T · 3.70 GHz
950
Cinebench R20 Multi-Core

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

AMD FX-8320E
AMD FX-8320E 109 %
8C / 8T · 3.60 GHz
999 cb
Intel Core i5-4590T
4C / 4T · 2.50 GHz
935 cb
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
916 cb
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T
6C / 6T · 3.30 GHz
913 cb
Intel Core i5-2500k
4C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
894 cb
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

AMD Athlon 320GE
2C / 4T · 3.50 GHz
2,167
Intel Pentium G4620
2C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
2,152
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
2,144
Intel Celeron G6900T
2C / 2T · 2.80 GHz
2,140
Intel Pentium Gold G5420
2C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
2,134
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i5-7600T
Intel HD Graphics 630
422
Intel Pentium G4620
Intel HD Graphics 630
422
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
Intel UHD Graphics 630
422
Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3
Intel HD Graphics P4700
416
Intel Core i5-6500
Intel HD Graphics 530
403
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance

Intel Xeon Platinum 8180M
28C / 56T · 3.80 GHz
165 cb
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
8C / 16T · 4.10 GHz
164 cb
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
163 cb
Intel Core i5-7500
4C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
162 cb
Intel Xeon Gold 6154
18C / 36T · 3.70 GHz
162 cb
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

Intel Pentium Gold G6400
2C / 4T · 4.00 GHz
416 cb
Intel Xeon X3440
4C / 8T · 2.53 GHz
416 cb
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
414 cb
Intel Core i3-6320
2C / 4T · 3.90 GHz
413 cb
Intel Core i5-4670T
4C / 4T · 2.80 GHz
404 cb

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At a glance

PropertyValue
FamilyIntel Pentium (150)
CPU groupIntel Pentium G5000 (8)
ArchitectureCoffee Lake S
Technology14 nm
SegmentDesktop
SocketLGA 1151
Generation8
PredecessorIntel Pentium G4500
Q3/2015
SuccessorIntel Pentium Gold G6500
Q2/2020

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

PropertyValue
CPU Cores / Threads2 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormal
Cores: 2x
Frequency: 3.80 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores):
L2-Cache
L3-Cache4.00 MB
OverclockingNo

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

PropertyValue
GPU nameIntel UHD Graphics 630
GPU frequency0.35 - 1.10 GHz
CUs / Shader24 / 192
Raytracing
Max. displays3
Max. GPU Memory64 GB
Technology14 nm
Release dateQ4/2017

Memory & PCIe

Memory typeMemory bandwidth
DDR4-2400
38.4 GB/s
PropertyValue
Max. Memory64 GB
Memory channels2
ECC
PCIe3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

PropertyValue
TDP54 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.100 °C

Technical details

PropertyValue
Chip designMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release dateQ2/2018
Release price
DocumentsTechnical data sheet
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
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