Intel Pentium Gold G5600 vs Intel Core i7-2600K
Summary
Intel Pentium Gold G5600
105%
Intel Core i7-2600K
100%
Relative performance
Intel Pentium Gold G5600
129%
Intel Core i7-2600K
100%
Relative performance
Intel Pentium Gold G5600
100%
Intel Core i7-2600K
123%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Intel Pentium Gold G5600 |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 29% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| 44 watts lower power draw. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-2600K |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 23% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
Gaming
No clear winner declared
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-2600K
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Pentium Gold G5600 | | Intel Core i7-2600K | |
|---|
| 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 | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
| HT | | | |
| Hyper-Threading | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Pentium Gold G5600 | | Intel Core i7-2600K | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_Coffelake | vs | Intel_SandyBridge |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Coffee Lake | vs | Sandy Bridge |
| Release Date | Apr 2018 | vs | Jan 2011 |
Cores
| Intel Pentium Gold G5600 | | Intel Core i7-2600K | |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | vs | 8 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 | vs | Intel HD 3000 |
Cache
| Intel Pentium Gold G5600 | | Intel Core i7-2600K | |
|---|
| 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 | 8192 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Pentium Gold G5600 | | Intel Core i7-2600K | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket 1151 | vs | Intel Socket 1155 |
| Max Case Temp | 72°C | vs | unknown |
| Package | FC-LGA1151 | vs | FC-LGA10 |
| Die Size | unknown | vs | 216mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 32 nm |
Performance
| Intel Pentium Gold G5600 | | Intel Core i7-2600K | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3900 MHz | vs | 3400 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | vs | 3800 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 51 W | vs | 95 W |
Intel Pentium Gold G5600
4680 points
Intel Core i7-2600K
3800 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Pentium Gold G5600
11232 points
Intel Core i7-2600K
16320 points
Points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better