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Intel Core i5 6500 vs Intel Pentium G4560

    Intel Core i5 6500 Cpu
    Intel Core i5 6500
      Intel Pentium G4560 Cpu
      Intel Pentium G4560
      Editiorial reviews
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      3 editorial reviews
      When Intel first launched their Skylake processors, buyers’ choices were essentially limited to a pair of options: the i7 6700K and later the i5 6600K. Both boasted features enthusiasts looked for like unlocked multipliers and fast out-of-box performance but they were also priced accordingly...Read more
      Though limited to four cores/four threads, the Core i5-6600K is a strong pick for price-conscious performance hounds and future-looking gamers seeking a powerful CPU at a reasonable price.Read more
      This review was written before Intel made clear its intentions to lock down on unofficial overclocking on non-K series …Read more
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      4 editorial reviews
      Hyper-Threading in a Pentium? It's blasphemy, and also pretty cool.Read more
      Set at 3.5GHz, the Pentium G4560 is poised to be the bargain CPU of 2017. It's only 200MHz slower than the much loved Core i3-6100, amazing news...Read more
      Kaby Lake's improved transistors allow Intel to clock its Pentium CPUs a few hundred megahertz higher. More important, though, the company arms them with Hyper-Threading technology. We test the Pentium G4620 and G4560 models to gauge their value.Read more
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      User rating
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      4.3 out of 5
      44 user ratings
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      4 stars
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      3 stars
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      4.1 out of 5
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      Full Comparison

      Units:

      General

      Intel Core i5 6500Intel Core i5 6500
      Intel Pentium G4560Intel Pentium G4560
      Processor socketLGA 1151LGA 1151
      Component forPCPC
      Operating modes
      • 32-bit
      • 64-bit
      		64-bit

      Processor

      Intel Core i5 6500Intel Core i5 6500
      Intel Pentium G4560Intel Pentium G4560
      Clock speed3.2 GHz3.5 GHz
      Number of cores42
      Number of threads44
      Thermal Design Power (TDP)35.0 W54.0 W
      Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in
      Bus typeDMI3DMI3
      Idle statesyesyes

      Integrated Graphics

      Intel Core i5 6500Intel Core i5 6500
      Intel Pentium G4560Intel Pentium G4560
      On-board graphics adapteryesyes
      TypeIntel HD Graphics 530Intel HD Graphics 610
      On-board graphics adapter base frequency350.0 MHz350.0 MHz
      On-board graphics adapter DirectX version12.012.0

      Memory

      Intel Core i5 6500Intel Core i5 6500
      Intel Pentium G4560Intel Pentium G4560
      Cache6 MB3 MB
      Memory clock speeds supported by processor
      • 1333
      • 1600
      • 1866
      • 2133
      • 1333
      • 1600
      • 2133
      • 2400
      Maximum internal memory supported by processor64.0 GB64.0 GB
      Memory types supported by processor
      • DDR3L SDRAM
      • DDR4 SDRAM
      • DDR3L SDRAM
      • DDR4 SDRAM
      Memory channelsDualDual

      Thermals

      Intel Core i5 6500Intel Core i5 6500
      Intel Pentium G4560Intel Pentium G4560
      Cooler includedyesyes

      Features

      Intel Core i5 6500Intel Core i5 6500
      Intel Pentium G4560Intel Pentium G4560
      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

      Pros
          Cons

              Often compared with Intel Core i5 6500

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              AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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              AMDRyzen 5 3600
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              AMD Ryzen 3 3200G
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              Intel Core i7 6700
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              AMD FX 8350
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              AMDFX 8350
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              Intel Core i5-4590
              IntelCore i5 6500
              IntelCore i5-4590

              Often compared with Intel Pentium G4560

              Intel Pentium G4560 Cpu
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              AMD Ryzen 5 2600
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              AMD FX 6300
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              AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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              AMDRyzen 5 3600
              Intel Pentium G4560 Cpu
              Intel Core i3 9100F
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              AMD Ryzen 3 1200
              IntelPentium G4560
              AMDRyzen 3 1200