Intel Pentium Gold G6500T Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Pentium Gold G6500T features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2020 and belongs to the 10 generation of the Intel Pentium series. To use the Intel Pentium Gold G6500T, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1200 socket.
Name: Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
Family: Intel Pentium
Group: Intel Pentium G6000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 10

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium Gold G6500T has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold G6500T is 3.5 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 4
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.5 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium Gold G6500T has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Pentium Gold G6500T uses the Intel HD 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 HD 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: Q2/2016

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 128.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 42.7 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2666
Max. Memory: 128.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 42.7 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: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium Gold G6500T 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 1200
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 4.0 MB
Architecture: Comet 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: Q2/2020
Release price: 90 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Pentium N6415
4C 4T @ 1.2 GHz
3760
3760
Intel Pentium Gold G6405T
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
3755
3755
Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
3755
3755
Intel Pentium Gold G6405T
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
3755
3755
Intel Pentium G4620
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
3751
3751

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD Athlon 200GE
2C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
1936
1936
Intel Pentium Gold G6405T
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
1935
1935
Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
1935
1935
Intel Pentium Gold G6405T
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
1935
1935
AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE
2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
1934
1934

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-7Y54
2C 4T @ 1.2 GHz
1682
1682
Intel Pentium Gold G6405T
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
1680
1680
Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
1680
1680
Intel Pentium Gold G6405T
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
1680
1680
Intel Core i5-2500S
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
1679
1679

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon Gold 5120
14C 28T @ 2.2 GHz
889
889
Intel Xeon Silver 4209T
8C 16T @ 2.2 GHz
889
889
Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
889
889
Intel Pentium Gold G6405T
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
889
889
Intel Xeon Silver 4209T
8C 16T @ 2.2 GHz
889
889

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-5700EQ
4C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
762
762
Intel Pentium Gold G6405T
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
762
762
Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
762
762
Intel Pentium Gold G6405T
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
762
762
Intel Core i7-5700EQ
4C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
762
762

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
367
367
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
367
367
Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
367
367
AMD Ryzen 7 3780U
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
367
367
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
367
367

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-4160
2C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
367
367
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
366
366
Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
366
366
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
366
366
Intel Core i3-4340
2C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
363
363

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-5675C
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
146
146
Intel Core i5-5675R
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
146
146
Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
146
146
AMD Ryzen 7 3780U
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
146
146
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
146
146