Intel Pentium Gold G5500T Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Pentium Gold G5500T 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 G5500T, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1151 socket.
Name: Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
Family: Intel Pentium
Group: Intel Pentium G5000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 8

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium Gold G5500T has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold G5500T is 3.2 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 4
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.2 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium Gold G5500T has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Pentium Gold G5500T 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): 1.05 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 35 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): 35 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: 25 W
Tjunction max: 88 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium Gold G5500T 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 i7-6567U
2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
7045
7045
Intel Core i7-4600M
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
6970
6970
Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
2C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
6947
6947
Intel Core i3-4160T
2C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
6935
6935
Intel Core i3-6100T
2C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
6928
6928

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i3-4160T
2C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
3305
3305
Intel Core i5-7Y57
2C 4T @ 1.2 GHz
3278
3278
Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
2C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
3277
3277
Intel Core i3-6100T
2C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
3264
3264
Intel Core i5-6360U
2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
3251
3251

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
3293
3293
AMD A6-3670K
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
3288
3288
Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
2C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
3260
3260
Intel Core i5-4340M
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
3246
3246
AMD Phenom II X4 910
4C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
3240
3240

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-860S
4C 8T @ 2.53 GHz
1828
1828
AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
1822
1822
Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
2C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
1810
1810
Intel Core i5-4210H
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
1806
1806
Intel Core i3-4130
2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
1782
1782

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-4670T
4C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
780
780
Intel Pentium Gold G5420T
2C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
780
780
Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
2C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
780
780
Intel Core i7-4930K
6C 12T @ 3.4 GHz
780
780
Intel Pentium Gold G5420T
2C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
780
780

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i7-5700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
403
403
Intel Pentium G4520
2C 2T @ 3.6 GHz
403
403
Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
2C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
403
403
Intel Pentium G4500
2C 2T @ 3.5 GHz
403
403
Intel Core i5-10500H
6C 12T @ 2.5 GHz
403
403

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-4330
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
351
351
Intel Core i3-4130
2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
349
349
Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
2C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
349
349
Intel Core i3-4130
2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
349
349
Intel Core i5-4340M
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
345
345

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

Intel Core i7-7560U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
4.3
4.3
AMD Phenom II X4 975
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
4.2
4.2
Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
2C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
4.2
4.2
Intel Core i5-7360U
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
4.2
4.2
AMD Phenom II X4 970
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
4.2
4.2

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

Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3
10C 20T @ 3.1 GHz
1.7
1.7
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
14C 28T @ 2.4 GHz
1.7
1.7
Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
2C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
1.7
1.7
Intel Core i5-6440HQ
4C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
1.7
1.7
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
14C 28T @ 2.4 GHz
1.7
1.7