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 i5-5257U
2C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
6991
6991
Intel Core i7-4600M
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
6970
6970
Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
2C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
6947
6947
Intel Core i3-7100H
2C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
6945
6945
Intel Core i3-4160T
2C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
6935
6935

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
3286
3286
Intel Core i5-7Y57
2C 4T @ 1.2 GHz
3278
3278
Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
2C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
3277
3277
Intel Core i7-4870HQ
4C 8T @ 2.5 GHz
3276
3276
Intel Core i5-7200U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
3270
3270

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i3-4360T
2C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
3270
3270
Intel Core i7-960
4C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
3266
3266
Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
2C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
3260
3260
Intel Core i5-4400E
2C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
3250
3250
Intel Core i5-4340M
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
3246
3246

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

MediaTek Helio G96
NoneC NoneT @ --
1813
1813
Intel Core i5-760
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
1810
1810
Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
2C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
1810
1810
Intel Core i5-760
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
1810
1810
Intel Core i5-4210H
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
1806
1806

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-4670T
4C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
780
780
Samsung Exynos 1380
8C 8T @ 2.4 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 Core i7-4510U
2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
780
780

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i5-9400
6C 6T @ 2.9 GHz
403
403
Intel Core i5-9400T
6C 6T @ 1.8 GHz
403
403
Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
2C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
403
403
Intel Core i3-9100E
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
403
403
Intel Pentium G4500
2C 2T @ 3.5 GHz
403
403

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-6300T
2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
350
350
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 i5-5287U
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
348
348

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

Intel Core i3-6300T
2C 4T @ 3.3 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 Core i5-6400
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
1.7
1.7
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3
10C 20T @ 3.1 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 E5-2695 v4
18C 36T @ 2.2 GHz
1.7
1.7