Pentium Gold G5600 vs i5-3330S
Aggregate performance score
Core i5-3330S outperforms Pentium Gold G5600 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-3330S and Pentium Gold G5600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1753 | 1764 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.26 | 3.05 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | Intel Pentium Gold |
| Power efficiency | 3.01 | 4.24 |
| Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) |
| Release date | 3 September 2012 (12 years ago) | 2 April 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $231 | $93 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Pentium Gold G5600 has 1073% better value for money than i5-3330S.
Detailed specifications
Core i5-3330S and Pentium Gold G5600 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 39 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 133 mm2 | 126 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 67 °C | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-3330S and Pentium Gold G5600 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA1155 | FCLGA1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 54 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-3330S and Pentium Gold G5600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| My WiFi | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| FDI | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i5-3330S and Pentium Gold G5600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | + |
| MPX | - | + |
| Identity Protection | + | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
| Anti-Theft | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-3330S and Pentium Gold G5600 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-3330S and Pentium Gold G5600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-2400 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics 2500 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Max video memory | no data | 64 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | + | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | + | + |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.05 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| InTru 3D | + | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-3330S and Pentium Gold G5600 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-3330S and Pentium Gold G5600 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096x2304@24Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i5-3330S and Pentium Gold G5600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-3330S and Pentium Gold G5600.
| 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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.46 | 2.43 |
| Integrated graphics card | 0.69 | 3.09 |
| Recency | 3 September 2012 | 2 April 2018 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 54 Watt |
i5-3330S has a 1.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.
Pentium Gold G5600, on the other hand, has 347.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 20.4% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i5-3330S and Pentium Gold G5600.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-3330S and Pentium Gold G5600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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