Pentium Gold G6500T vs i3-1000NG4

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-1000NG4 and Pentium Gold G6500T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1838	1771
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Ice Lake	no data
Power efficiency	23.45	6.60
Architecture codename	Ice Lake-Y (2020)	no data
Release date	18 March 2020 (4 years ago)	1 April 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i3-1000NG4 and Pentium Gold G6500T basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	no data
Bus rate	4 GT/s	8 GT/s
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	4 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Die size	123 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-1000NG4 and Pentium Gold G6500T compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	Intel BGA 1044	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	9 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-1000NG4 and Pentium Gold G6500T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	+	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Core i3-1000NG4 and Pentium Gold G6500T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-1000NG4 and Pentium Gold G6500T are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-1000NG4 and Pentium Gold G6500T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	LPDDR4-3733	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	32 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	58.3 GB/s	41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel Iris Plus Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory	no data	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz	1.05 GHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-1000NG4 and Pentium Gold G6500T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-1000NG4 and Pentium Gold G6500T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	Yes, at 120Hz	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2304@60Hz	4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	5120 x 3200@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-1000NG4 and Pentium Gold G6500T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-1000NG4 and Pentium Gold G6500T.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.23	2.44
Integrated graphics card	4.71	3.09
Chip lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	9 Watt	35 Watt

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