Pentium G5500 vs Pentium G4560

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G4560 and Pentium G5500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1732	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.52	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	3 January 2017 (7 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$108	no data
Current price	$46 (0.4x MSRP)	$119

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G4560 and Pentium G5500 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	no data
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	6144 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4560 and Pentium G5500 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	FCLGA1151	1151
Power consumption (TDP)	54 Watt	51 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4560 and Pentium G5500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
SIPP	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Pentium G4560 and Pentium G5500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4560 and Pentium G5500 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4560 and Pentium G5500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600	DDR4
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 610	no data
Max video memory	64 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G4560 and Pentium G5500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G4560 and Pentium G5500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G4560 and Pentium G5500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4560 and Pentium G5500.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Power consumption (TDP)

54 Watt

51 Watt

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