Pentium Gold G6500 vs i5-10210U

Aggregate performance score

Core i5-10210U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
3.90
+49.4%
Pentium Gold G6500
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 58 Watt
2.61

Core i5-10210U outperforms Pentium Gold G6500 by a considerable 49% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-10210U and Pentium Gold G6500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14381713
Place by popularity70not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesComet Lakeno data
Power efficiency14.764.26
Architecture codenameComet Lake-U (2019−2020)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date21 August 2019 (5 years ago)30 April 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-10210U and Pentium Gold G6500 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed1.6 GHz4.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus rate4 GT/s8 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-10210U and Pentium Gold G6500 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1528FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-10210U and Pentium Gold G6500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Core i5-10210U and Pentium Gold G6500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX+-
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-10210U and Pentium Gold G6500 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-10210U and Pentium Gold G6500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth45.8 GB/s41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® ProcessorsIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory32 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz1.1 GHz
Execution Units24no data
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-10210U and Pentium Gold G6500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-10210U and Pentium Gold G6500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@24Hz4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-10210U and Pentium Gold G6500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-10210U and Pentium Gold G6500.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

i5-10210U 3.90
+49.4%
Pentium Gold G6500 2.61

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i5-10210U 6199
+49.7%
Pentium Gold G6500 4140

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.90 2.61
Recency 21 August 2019 30 April 2020
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 58 Watt

i5-10210U has a 49.4% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 286.7% lower power consumption.

Pentium Gold G6500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months.

The Core i5-10210U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G6500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i5-10210U is a notebook processor while Pentium Gold G6500 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-10210U and Pentium Gold G6500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


Intel Core i5-10210U
Core i5-10210U
Intel Pentium Gold G6500
Pentium Gold G6500

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


3.5 2082 votes

Rate Core i5-10210U on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
4.4 66 votes

Rate Pentium Gold G6500 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Core i5-10210U or Pentium Gold G6500, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.