Pentium Gold G6500 vs i5-6400

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-6400
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
3.41
+30.7%
Pentium Gold G6500
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 58 Watt
2.61

Core i5-6400 outperforms Pentium Gold G6500 by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-6400 and Pentium Gold G6500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15641730
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.78no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Power efficiency4.964.26
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date2 July 2015 (9 years ago)30 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$187no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-6400 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.7 GHz4.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier27no data
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
Die size177 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-6400 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-6400 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++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Core i5-6400 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 i5-6400 and Pentium Gold G6500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-6400 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 bandwidth34.134 GB/s41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 530Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory64 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency950 MHz1.1 GHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-6400 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 i5-6400 and Pentium Gold G6500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-6400 and Pentium Gold G6500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-6400 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.

i5-6400 3.41
+30.7%
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.

i5-6400 5417
+30.8%
Pentium Gold G6500 4140

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.41 2.61
Integrated graphics card 2.60 3.09
Recency 2 July 2015 30 April 2020
Physical cores 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 58 Watt

i5-6400 has a 30.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.

Pentium Gold G6500, on the other hand, has 18.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, and 12.1% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-6400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G6500 in performance tests.


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