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Intel Core i3 9100 vs Intel Pentium Gold G5600

Intel Core i3 9100 Cpu
Intel Core i3 9100
Intel Pentium Gold G5600 Cpu
Intel Pentium Gold G5600
Editiorial reviews
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In our server-focused Intel Core i3-9100F review, we see why this new chip is a big upgrade from the previous generation and where it competesRead more
Too little, too late?Read more
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Intel's Coffee Lake Pentium Gold processors land with friendly price points for budget builds. But AMD has a potent challenger in its Ryzen 3 2200G.Read more
Intel's dual-core, four-thread Pentium Gold G5600 offers solid performance, but it doesn't quite stack up in real-world pricing or pep-for-money against AMD's similarly priced processors.Read more
Intel's Pentium Gold G5600 processor features HyperThreading, which turns its two cores into four threads. The result is one of the most affordable entry-level CPUs that is fit for gaming. Tough competition comes in form of the AMD Ryzen 2200G, which is similarly priced, but offers four real cores.Read more
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Full Comparison

General

Intel Core i3 9100Intel Core i3 9100
Intel Pentium Gold G5600Intel Pentium Gold G5600
Processor socketLGA 1151LGA 1151
Component forPCPC
Operating modes64-bit64-bit

Processor

Intel Core i3 9100Intel Core i3 9100
Intel Pentium Gold G5600Intel Pentium Gold G5600
Clock speed3.6 GHz3.9 GHz
Number of cores42
Number of threads44
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W54.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in
Idle statesyesyes

Integrated Graphics

Intel Core i3 9100Intel Core i3 9100
Intel Pentium Gold G5600Intel Pentium Gold G5600
On-board graphics adapteryesyes
TypeIntel UHD Graphics 630Intel UHD Graphics 630
On-board graphics adapter base frequency350.0 MHz350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version12.012.0

Memory

Intel Core i3 9100Intel Core i3 9100
Intel Pentium Gold G5600Intel Pentium Gold G5600
Cache6 MB4 MB
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2400.0 MHz2400.0 MHz
Maximum internal memory supported by processor64.0 GB64.0 GB
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)37.5 GB/s37.5 GB/s
Memory channelsDualDual

Thermals

Intel Core i3 9100Intel Core i3 9100
Intel Pentium Gold G5600Intel Pentium Gold G5600
Cooler includednoyes
Thermal specification212.0 °F212.0 °F

Features

Intel Core i3 9100Intel Core i3 9100
Intel Pentium Gold G5600Intel Pentium Gold G5600
Thermal monitoring technologiesyesyes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes1616
Supported instruction sets
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
Execute disable bityesyes
Scalability1S1S

Pros & Cons

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      Cons

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