Intel Pentium Gold G6500 vs Intel Core i5-2500

Intel Pentium Gold G6500
Intel Socket 1200DESKTOP
4100 MHz / Cores: 2 / Apr 2020
Intel Pentium Gold G6500
Intel Core i5-2500
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3300 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jan 2011
Intel Core i5-2500

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6500
    186%
  • Intel Core i5-2500
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6500
    186%
  • Intel Core i5-2500
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Pentium Gold G6500

Much higher single threaded performance (around 86% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 86% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-2500

None

Intel Pentium Gold G6500

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Pentium Gold G6500

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Pentium Gold G6500Intel Core i5-2500
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
ABM
ADX
RdRand

Architecture

Intel Pentium Gold G6500Intel Core i5-2500
ArchitectureIntel_CometlakevsIntel_SandyBridge
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-2666 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR3
CodenameComet LakevsSandy Bridge
Release DateApr 2020vsJan 2011

Cores

Intel Pentium Gold G6500Intel Core i5-2500
Cores2vs4
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsIntel HD 2000

Cache

Intel Pentium Gold G6500Intel Core i5-2500
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache4MB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Pentium Gold G6500Intel Core i5-2500
SocketIntel Socket 1200vsIntel Socket 1155
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA1200vsFC-LGA10
Die Sizeunknownvs216mm²
Process14 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Pentium Gold G6500Intel Core i5-2500
Cpu Frequency4100 MHzvs3300 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevs3700 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/Avsunknown
TDP58 Wvs95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6500
    4920 points
  • Intel Core i5-2500
    3700 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6500
    11808 points
  • Intel Core i5-2500
    13200 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6500 (simulated)
    228.06
  • Intel Core i5-2500 (simulated)
    122

points - higher is better