Intel Core i5-7600 VS Intel Pentium Gold G6420

Comparison of video cards Intel Core i5-7600 vs Intel Pentium Gold G6420 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of Intel Pentium Gold G6420

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Higher clock speed

4.00 GHz 3.50 GHz

Around -14% better clock speed
Performance per watt

58 W 65 W

About 1.12 0.97 times less performance per watt

Top features of Intel Core i5-7600

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More number of cores

4 2

2 times more cores

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

Intel Pentium Gold G6420 Intel Core i5-7600

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Intel Pentium Gold G6420 and Intel Core i5-7600 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	Intel Pentium Gold G6420 Intel Core i5-7600
Segment	Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
Family	Intel Pentium Intel Core i5
Generation	10 7
CPU group	Intel Pentium G6000 Intel Core i 7000
Predecessor	-- Intel Core i5-6600
Successor	-- Intel Core i5-8600

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Intel Pentium Gold G6420 vs Intel Core i5-7600 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Frequency	4.00 GHz 3.50 GHz
CPU Cores	2 4
Turbo (1 Core)	No turbo 4.10 GHz
CPU Threads	4 4
Hyperthreading	Yes No
Overclocking	No No
Core architecture	normal normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Pentium Gold G6420 and Intel Core i5-7600 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	Intel HD Graphics 610 Intel HD Graphics 630
GPU frequency	0.35 GHz 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	1.05 GHz 1.15 GHz
Execution units	12 24
Shader	96 192
Max. GPU Memory	32 GB 64 GB
Max. displays	3 3
Generation	9.5 9.5
DirectX Version	12 12
Technology	14 nm 14 nm
Release date	Q3/2016 Q2/2016

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Pentium Gold G6420 and Intel Core i5-7600. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
h264	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
VP9	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
VP8	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
AV1	No No
AVC	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
VC-1	Decode Decode
JPEG	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Intel Pentium Gold G6420 and Intel Core i5-7600 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR4-2400 DDR4-2400
Max. Memory	64 GB
ECC	Yes No
Memory channels	2 2
PCIe version	3.0 3.0
PCIe lanes	16 16

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Pentium Gold G6420 and Intel Core i5-7600.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	Yes Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Pentium Gold G6420 or Intel Core i5-7600? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	58 W 65 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Pentium Gold G6420 and Intel Core i5-7600 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
L3-Cache	4.00 MB 6.00 MB
Architecture	Comet Lake S Kaby Lake S
Technology	14 nm 14 nm
Socket	LGA 1151 LGA 1151
Release date	Q1/2021 Q1/2017