Intel Core i5-7500T vs Intel Pentium G6960
Summary
Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-7500T |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture. |
| Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on specifications plus core architecture. |
| Higher overall performance, based on specifications plus core architecture. |
Reasons to consider Intel Pentium G6960 |
| None |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-7500T
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-7500T
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Core i5-7500T | | Intel Pentium G6960 | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| TSX | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| vPro | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
| Smart Cache | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Core i5-7500T | | Intel Pentium G6960 | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_Kabylake | vs | Intel_Westmere |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Kaby Lake | vs | Clarkdale |
| Release Date | Sep 2016 | vs | Jan 2011 |
Cores
| Intel Core i5-7500T | | Intel Pentium G6960 | |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | vs | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | vs | 2 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 630 | vs | Intel HD |
Cache
| Intel Core i5-7500T | | Intel Pentium G6960 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 6144 KB (shared) | vs | 3072 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Core i5-7500T | | Intel Pentium G6960 | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket 1151 | vs | Intel Socket 1156 |
| Max Case Temp | 72°C | vs | unknown |
| Package | | vs | FC-LGA10 |
| Die Size | unknown | vs | 81mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 32 nm |
Performance
| Intel Core i5-7500T | | Intel Pentium G6960 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 2400 MHz | vs | 2933 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | vs | none |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 133 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | 1.4 V |
| TDP | 35 W | vs | 73 W |
Intel Core i5-7500T
2880 points
Intel Pentium G6960
2346 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i5-7500T
11520 points
Intel Pentium G6960
4692 points
Points - higher is better