Intel Pentium Gold G5600 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Pentium Gold G5600 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 G5600, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1151 socket.
Name: Intel Pentium Gold G5600
Family: Intel Pentium
Group: Intel Pentium G5000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 8

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium Gold G5600 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold G5600 is 3.9 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 4
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.9 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium Gold G5600 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Pentium Gold G5600 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: --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium Gold G5600 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 Pentium Gold G5600F
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
8467
8467
Intel Core i3-7100
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
8467
8467
Intel Pentium Gold G5600
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
8467
8467
Intel Core i3-7100
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
8467
8467
Intel Pentium Gold G5600F
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
8467
8467

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i3-7100
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
3994
3994
Intel Pentium Gold G5600F
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
3994
3994
Intel Pentium Gold G5600
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
3994
3994
Intel Pentium Gold G5600F
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
3994
3994
Intel Core i3-7100
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
3994
3994

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Atom x6425E
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
3885
3885
Intel Pentium Gold G5600F
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
3885
3885
Intel Pentium Gold G5600
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
3885
3885
Intel Pentium Gold G5600F
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
3885
3885
Intel Atom x6425E
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
3885
3885

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Celeron N5095A
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
2197
2197
Intel Pentium Gold G5600F
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
2190
2190
Intel Pentium Gold G5600
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
2190
2190
Intel Pentium Gold G5600F
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
2190
2190
Intel Pentium Gold G6400
2C 4T @ 4.0 GHz
2184
2184

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Pentium Gold G6500
2C 4T @ 4.1 GHz
1863
1863
Intel Pentium Gold G5600F
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
1860
1860
Intel Pentium Gold G5600
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
1860
1860
Intel Pentium Gold G5600F
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
1860
1860
Intel Core i3-4130T
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
1859
1859

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium Gold G5600F
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
983
983
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
4C 8T @ 3.3 GHz
983
983
Intel Pentium Gold G5600
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
983
983
Intel Core i7-6700
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
983
983
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
4C 8T @ 3.3 GHz
983
983

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

AMD EPYC 7501
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
837
837
Intel Xeon D-1540
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
837
837
Intel Pentium Gold G5600
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
837
837
Intel Pentium Gold G5600F
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
837
837
Intel Xeon D-1540
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
837
837

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-7100
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
425
425
Intel Pentium Gold G5600F
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
425
425
Intel Pentium Gold G5600
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
425
425
Intel Pentium Gold G5600F
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
425
425
Intel Core i3-7100
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
425
425

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium Gold G5600F
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
168
168
Intel Core i5-10210U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
168
168
Intel Pentium Gold G5600
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
168
168
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz
168
168
Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
4C 8T @ 2.9 GHz
168
168

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

Intel Pentium G4560
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
26.7
26.7
Intel Pentium G4560T
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
26.7
26.7
Intel Pentium Gold G5600
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
26.7
26.7
Intel Pentium Gold G5600F
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
26.7
26.7
Intel Pentium Gold G5400T
2C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
26.7
26.7

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

Intel Pentium Gold G5600F
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
5.2
5.2
Intel Core i3-7100
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
5.2
5.2
Intel Pentium Gold G5600
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
5.2
5.2
Intel Core i3-7100
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
5.2
5.2
Intel Pentium Gold G5600F
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
5.2
5.2

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

Intel Core i3-7100
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
2.1
2.1
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
2.1
2.1
Intel Pentium Gold G5600
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
2.1
2.1
Intel Pentium Gold G5600F
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
2.1
2.1
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
2.1
2.1