Pentium Gold 6500Y vs i3-L13G4
Aggregate performance score
Pentium Gold 6500Y outperforms Core i3-L13G4 by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2175 | 2106 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Ice Lake | no data |
| Power efficiency | 23.55 | 36.25 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Lakefield (2020) | Amber Lake-Y (2018−2021) |
| Release date | June 2020 (4 years ago) | 1 March 2021 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $281 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core i3-L13G4 and Pentium Gold 6500Y 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 | 5 (Penta-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 5 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 0.8 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 4 GT/s | 4 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 80 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 82 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4,050 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i3-L13G4 and Pentium Gold 6500Y 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 | FC-CSP1016 | FCBGA1515 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7 Watt | 5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-L13G4 and Pentium Gold 6500Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i3-L13G4 and Pentium Gold 6500Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Boot | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | + |
| MPX | - | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | - | no data |
| OS Guard | + | + |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-L13G4 and Pentium Gold 6500Y are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-L13G4 and Pentium Gold 6500Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 34 GB/s | 33.3 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 615 |
| Max video memory | no data | 16 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | + | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | 500 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Execution Units | 48 | 23 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-L13G4 and Pentium Gold 6500Y integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 4 | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| DVI | no data | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-L13G4 and Pentium Gold 6500Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096x2304@24Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 3840x2160@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 3840x2160@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i3-L13G4 and Pentium Gold 6500Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DX12 | 12 |
| OpenGL | OpenGL4.5 | 4.5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-L13G4 and Pentium Gold 6500Y.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 6 | 10 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.71 | 1.88 |
| Integrated graphics card | 5.41 | 1.92 |
| Physical cores | 5 | 2 |
| Threads | 5 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7 Watt | 5 Watt |
i3-L13G4 has 181.8% faster integrated GPU, 150% more physical cores and 25% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium Gold 6500Y, on the other hand, has a 9.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 40% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Intel Core i3-L13G4 and Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y.
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