Intel Pentium Gold G6500 vs Intel Core i5-8400T
Summary
Intel Pentium Gold G6500
162%
Intel Core i5-8400T
100%
Relative performance
Intel Pentium Gold G6500
162%
Intel Core i5-8400T
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Intel Pentium Gold G6500 |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 62% 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 62% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-8400T |
| None |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Pentium Gold G6500
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
No clear winner declared
Features
| Intel Pentium Gold G6500 | | Intel Core i5-8400T | |
|---|
| 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 | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Pentium Gold G6500 | | Intel Core i5-8400T | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_Cometlake | vs | Intel_Coffelake |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4-2666 MHz
Dual-channel | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Comet Lake | vs | Coffee Lake |
| Release Date | Apr 2020 | vs | Apr 2018 |
Cores
| Intel Pentium Gold G6500 | | Intel Core i5-8400T | |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | vs | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | vs | 6 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 | vs | UHD Graphics 630 |
Cache
| Intel Pentium Gold G6500 | | Intel Core i5-8400T | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256K (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 4MB (shared) | vs | 9216 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Pentium Gold G6500 | | Intel Core i5-8400T | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket 1200 | vs | Intel Socket 1151 |
| Max Case Temp | 72°C | vs | 72°C |
| Package | FC-LGA1200 | vs | FC-LGA1151 |
| Die Size | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| Intel Pentium Gold G6500 | | Intel Core i5-8400T | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 4100 MHz | vs | 1700 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | vs | 3300 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | vs | variable |
| TDP | 58 W | vs | 35 W |
Intel Pentium Gold G6500
4920 points
Intel Core i5-8400T
3960 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Pentium Gold G6500
11808 points
Intel Core i5-8400T
12240 points
Points - higher is better
points - higher is better