Name: Pentium Gold G5600
Brand: Intel
SKU: 416914
Rating: 4.1 (37 reviews)

4.2

based on all reviews

Consumer ratings:

4.7 / 5

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entry-level client processor lineup swelled
and stratified
UHD Graphics 610 is even slower

Processor socket: LGA 1151
Clock speed: 3.9 GHz
Number of cores: 2
Number of threads: 4
Thermal design power (tdp): 54 W
Processor lithography: 14 nm
Cache: 4 MB

Intel Pentium Gold G5600 - Pros & Cons

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entry-level client processor lineup swelled
and stratified
UHD Graphics 610 is even slower
Pentiums lack Turbo Boost functionality altogether
overclocking isn't an option
CPU bottlenecks the GPU in a given game
Intel also bumped L3 cache capacity up to 4MB
The frame rate dropped for a brief moment once or twice
noticeably slower than my main rig
poor performance caused the game to feel jittery with an unstable refresh rate
considerably slower than all other tested processors
Intel motherboards lack video ports

Intel Pentium Gold G5600 - Technical Overview

	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
Processor lithography	14 nm Best: HP AMD EPYC 7702 Processor lithography: 7 nm
Number of cores	2 Best: Intel Xeon Phi Coprocessor 7290 Number of cores: 72
Clock speed	3.9 GHz Best: AMD FX 9590 Clock speed: 4.7 GHz

Intel Pentium Gold G5600 - Full Specifications

Processor socket	LGA 1151
Component for	PC
Operating modes	64-bit

On-board graphics adapter	yes
Type	Intel UHD Graphics 630
On-board graphics adapter base frequency	350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version	12.0

Cooler included	yes
Thermal specification	212.0 °F

Clock speed	3.9 GHz
Number of cores	2
Number of threads	4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54.0 W
Processor lithography	0.0 in
Bus type	DMI3
Idle states	yes

Cache	4 MB
Memory clock speeds supported by processor	2400.0 MHz
Maximum internal memory supported by processor	64.0 GB
Memory types supported by processor	DDR4 SDRAM
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)	37.5 GB/s
Memory channels	Dual

Thermal monitoring technologies	yes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	16
Supported instruction sets	SSE4.1 SSE4.2
Execute disable bit	yes
Scalability	1S

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Intel Pentium Gold G5600 Intel - Editorial Reviews (3)

3.8

Based on 3 reviews

Intel Pentium Gold G5600 Intel Pentium Gold G5600 And G5400 Review: Four Threads Under $100

tomshardware.co.uk

Published: 24.07.2018

Intel Pentium Gold G5600 And G5400 Review: Four Threads Under $100

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.

Intel Pentium Gold G5600 Intel Pentium Gold G5600 Review

PCMAG

Published: 12.02.2020

Intel Pentium Gold G5600 Review

3.5

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.

Intel Pentium Gold G5600 Intel Pentium Gold G5600 3.9 GHz Review

TechPowerUp

Published: 06.07.2018

Intel Pentium Gold G5600 3.9 GHz Review

4.0

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.