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Intel Pentium Gold G6500 Benchmark, Test and specs

Name: Intel Pentium Gold G6500
Brand: Intel
Rating: 3 (1 reviews)

Last updated: 2023-04-20

The Intel Pentium Gold G6500 is a 2 core processor. It can handle 4 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q2/2020. The Intel Pentium Gold G6500 is based on the 10. generation of the Intel Pentium series and requires a mainboard with the socket LGA 1200. The Intel Pentium Gold G6500 scores 1,060 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 2,232 points.

At a glance
Name:	Intel Pentium Gold G6500
Family:	Intel Pentium (150)
CPU group:	Intel Pentium G6000 (12)
Architecture:	Comet Lake S
Technology:	14 nm
Segment:	Desktop
Generation:	10
Predecessor:	Intel Pentium Gold G5500
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 2 CPU cores of the Intel Pentium Gold G6500 clock with 4.10 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:	4.10 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	--
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores):	--

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

With the Intel HD Graphics 630, the Intel Pentium Gold G6500 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 630
GPU frequency:	0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.10 GHz
Compute units:	24
Shader:	192
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q2/2016

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	9.5
Direct X:	12
Technology:	14 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	64 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 type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The Intel Pentium Gold G6500 supports up to 128 GB memory in up to 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 42.7 GB/s.

DDR4-2666	42.7 GB/s
Max. Memory:	128 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	Yes
PCIe:	3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth:	15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Intel Pentium Gold G6500 has a TDP of 58 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	58 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium Gold G6500 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:	LGA 1200
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	4.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date:	Q2/2020
Release price:	90 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Pentium Gold G6500
2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Pentium Gold G6500 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.


	Intel Xeon D-1521 4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz	912
	Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3 14C 28T @ 3.00 GHz	906
	Intel Xeon D-1531 6C 12T @ 2.70 GHz	898
	Intel Pentium Gold G6500 2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	890
	Intel Pentium Gold G6405 2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	890
	Intel Xeon D-1520 4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	869
	Intel Xeon E5-2650L v4 14C 28T @ 2.50 GHz	867

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.


	Intel Core i5-3450S 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	1902
	Intel Core i7-940 4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz	1890
	Intel Pentium Gold G6405 2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	1890
	Intel Pentium Gold G6500 2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	1863
	Intel Pentium Gold G5600F 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	1860
	Intel Pentium Gold G5600 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	1860
	Intel Core i5-3340S 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	1859

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 i5-10500E 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	1062
	Intel Core i7-8700T 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	1061
	Intel Xeon Gold 6130T 16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz	1061
	Intel Pentium Gold G6500 2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	1060
	Intel Pentium Gold G6405 2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	1060
	Intel Xeon Silver 4215R 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	1060
	Intel Xeon E3-1575M v5 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	1060

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 Xeon E5-2603 v3 6C 6T @ 1.60 GHz	2268
	Intel Core i5-6400T 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	2257
	Intel Core i7-940 4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz	2253
	Intel Pentium Gold G6500 2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	2232
	Intel Core i5-3570T 4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	2232
	Intel Core i5-4590T 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	2231
	Intel Core i3-6300 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	2229

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.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24C 48T @ 4.20 GHz	431
	Microsoft XBox Series X 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	431
	Intel Xeon Gold 6144 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	426
	Intel Pentium Gold G6500 2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	424
	Intel Core i5-9400F 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	423
	Intel Core i9-9820X 10C 20T @ 4.20 GHz	422
	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	421

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.


	AMD A8-6500 AMD Radeon HD 8570D @ 0.84 GHz	432
	AMD A8-6600K AMD Radeon HD 8570D @ 0.84 GHz	432
	AMD FX-7500 AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri) @ 0.55 GHz	425
	Intel Pentium Gold G6500 Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz	422
	Intel Core i5-7500 Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz	422
	Intel Core i5-7600T Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz	422
	Intel Core i5-7500T Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz	422

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.


	AMD Phenom II X4 960T 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	4236
	AMD FX-6300 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	4182
	Intel Core i5-2450P 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	4172
	Intel Pentium Gold G6500 2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	4166
	Intel Core i3-7300T 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	4160
	Intel Core i3-6098P 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	4155
	Intel Core i5-2500k 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	4155

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 Xeon E3-1275 v5 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	172
	Intel Xeon E5-2618L v3 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	172
	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	172
	Intel Pentium Gold G6500 2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	171
	Intel Core i5-10500T 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	171
	Intel Core i3-10100T 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	171
	Intel Core i5-10500TE 6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz	171

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.


	AMD Phenom II X6 1045T 6C 6T @ 3.20 GHz	433
	Intel Core i5-4690T 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	433
	Intel Xeon Bronze 3104 6C 6T @ 1.70 GHz	432
	Intel Pentium Gold G6500 2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	427
	Intel Pentium Gold G5600F 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	425
	Intel Pentium Gold G5600 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	425
	Intel Core i3-7100 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	425

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,886 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,820 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,510 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,477 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
665 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,155 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,457 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,110 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,106 entries

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