Intel Pentium Gold G5500 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Pentium Gold G5500 features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2018 and belongs to the 8 generation of the Intel Pentium series. To use the Intel Pentium Gold G5500, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1151 socket.
Name: Intel Pentium Gold G5500
Family: Intel Pentium
Group: Intel Pentium G5000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 8

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium Gold G5500 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold G5500 is 3.8 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 4
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.8 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium Gold G5500 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Pentium Gold G5500 uses the Intel UHD Graphics 630, which has 192 texture shaders and 24 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU frequency: 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.1 GHz
Execution units: 24
Shaders: 192
Max. GPU Memory: 64.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 9.5
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Release date: Q4/2017

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 64.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2400
Max. Memory: 64.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 38.4 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 54 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 54 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium Gold G5500 is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 4.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1151
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 4.0 MB
Architecture: Coffee Lake S
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date: Q2/2018
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-6400T
4C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
8379
8379
Intel Core i3-4360
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
8278
8278
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
8250
8250
Intel Core i3-6300
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
8227
8227
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T
6C 6T @ 2.7 GHz
8218
8218

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
3896
3896
Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5
4C 8T @ 2.9 GHz
3893
3893
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
3891
3891
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
14C 28T @ 2.4 GHz
3887
3887
Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4
18C 36T @ 2.2 GHz
3881
3881

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i5-6287U
2C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
3833
3833
Intel Core i3-4370
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
3830
3830
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
3825
3825
Intel Core i3-7100T
2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
3796
3796
Intel Pentium Gold G5420
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
3796
3796

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Pentium G4620
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
2152
2152
Intel Celeron N5095
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
2145
2145
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
2144
2144
Intel Celeron G6900T
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
2140
2140
Intel Core i3-10110U
2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
2136
2136

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
NoneC NoneT @ --
1823
1823
Intel Pentium Gold G6400
2C 4T @ 4.0 GHz
1811
1811
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
1811
1811
Intel Pentium Gold G6400
2C 4T @ 4.0 GHz
1811
1811
Intel Core i5-2380P
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
1802
1802

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Processor N200
4C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
958
958
Intel Pentium G4600
2C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
958
958
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
956
956
Intel Core i5-10210Y
4C 8T @ 1.0 GHz
954
954
Intel Core i5-6685R
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
951
951

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-6100
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
916
916
Intel Core i3-8109U
2C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
916
916
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
916
916
Intel Core i3-8109U
2C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
916
916
Intel Core i3-6100
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
916
916

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium Gold G5420
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
809
809
Samsung Exynos 1330
8C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
809
809
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
809
809
Samsung Exynos 1330
8C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
809
809
Intel Pentium Gold G5420
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
809
809

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Pentium Gold G6400
2C 4T @ 4.0 GHz
416
416
Intel Core i5-6400T
4C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
414
414
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
414
414
Intel Core i5-6400T
4C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
414
414
Intel Core i3-6320
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
413
413

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
353
353
Intel Core i5-7300U
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
353
353
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
353
353
Intel Core i5-7300U
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
353
353
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
353
353

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
8C 16T @ 3.6 GHz
163
163
Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 2.8 GHz
163
163
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
163
163
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
163
163
Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 2.8 GHz
163
163

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-6500T
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
5.1
5.1
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T
6C 6T @ 2.7 GHz
5.0
5.0
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
5.0
5.0
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T
6C 6T @ 2.7 GHz
5.0
5.0
AMD FX-6350
6C 6T @ 3.9 GHz
5.0
5.0

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz
2.0
2.0
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
8C 16T @ 3.6 GHz
2.0
2.0
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
2
2
Intel Core i7-8706G
4C 8T @ 3.1 GHz
2.0
2.0
Intel Core i7-8709G
4C 8T @ 3.1 GHz
2.0
2.0