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Intel Pentium Gold G5600T

Intel Pentium Gold G5600T: A Budget Processor for Compact Systems

April 2025

1. Key Specifications: Architecture and Features

Codename and Manufacturing Process

The Intel Pentium Gold G5600T processor belongs to the Coffee Lake generation (8th generation Intel Core), released in 2018. Despite the age of the architecture, it remains relevant for budget builds thanks to its 14nm manufacturing process and energy consumption optimization.

Performance

- Cores and Threads: 2 cores, 4 threads (Hyper-Threading).

- Base Clock: 3.2 GHz (without Turbo Boost).

- Cache: 4 MB L3.

- TDP: 35 W — perfect for compact PCs.

Integrated Graphics

Intel UHD Graphics 630 (base frequency 350 MHz, maximum — 1.1 GHz) supports 4K via HDMI 1.4 and DisplayPort 1.2. It is suitable for office tasks and light gaming (for instance, CS:GO at low settings yields 40-50 FPS).

Features

- Support for hardware decoding of HEVC and VP9 for streaming.

- Intel Quick Sync Video, Virtualization technologies.

2. Compatible Motherboards

Socket and Chipsets

The processor uses the LGA 1151 v2 socket. Compatible chipsets include:

- H310/B360/H370: Budget boards (e.g., ASUS Prime H310M-K — $60-70).

- Z370/Z390: For memory overclocking (though the CPU itself does not support overclocking).

Selection Considerations

- For the G5600T, H310 boards are sufficient — they are cheaper but do not support USB 3.1 Gen2.

- Check for BIOS updates: some boards require an update to work with Coffee Lake.

3. Memory Support

Types and Modes

- DDR4-2400 (official support).

- Maximum capacity: 64 GB (2 slots).

- Modes: Dual-channel for improved performance (it is recommended to use 2 identical modules).

Example Configuration

- 2x8 GB DDR4-2400 (e.g., Kingston ValueRAM — $40 for a kit).

4. Power Supply Recommendations

Power Calculation

With a TDP of 35 W and the absence of a discrete graphics card, a PSU of 250-300 W is sufficient. Examples:

- Corsair CV450 (450 W, 80+ Bronze, $50) — with headroom for upgrades.

- be quiet! SFX Power 3 (300 W, $45) — for mini-PCs.

Tips

- Don’t skimp on the PSU: stability is crucial even in budget builds.

- For systems with low-level discrete GPUs (e.g., GTX 1650), choose a PSU of at least 400 W.

5. Pros and Cons of Pentium Gold G5600T

Pros

- Energy efficiency: ideal for HTPC or office PCs.

- Low price ($75-85 in 2025).

- Integrated graphics with 4K support.

Cons

- 2 cores: weak for multithreaded tasks (rendering, streaming).

- No support for PCIe 4.0/5.0.

- Outdated architecture: lags behind modern Celeron and Athlon in IPC.

6. Use Cases

Office and Multimedia

- Working with documents, browsing (20 tabs), Zoom — without lag.

- Watching 4K videos on YouTube via Intel UHD 630.

Gaming

- Light titles: Minecraft, Dota 2 (60 FPS on medium settings).

- Emulators: RetroArch (up to PS1 inclusive).

Home Server

- Low power consumption suitable for a NAS based on FreeNAS.

7. Comparison with Competitors

AMD Athlon 3000G (Zen, 14nm)

- Pros: Unlocked multiplier, support for DDR4-2933.

- Cons: Weaker in single-threaded tasks. Price: $70.

Intel Celeron G5920 (Comet Lake)

- Similar performance, but more expensive ($90).

Conclusion: The G5600T wins in price and energy efficiency but falls short in multithreading.

8. Practical Assembly Tips

Case

Choose compact solutions:

- Fractal Design Node 202 (for HTPC).

- Cooler Master MasterBox Q30L (mini-tower).

Cooling

The standard stock cooler is sufficient — even under load, temperatures do not exceed 65°C.

Storage System

- Be sure to include an SSD (e.g., Kingston A400 240 GB — $30).

- For NAS, add an HDD of 2-4 TB.

9. Final Conclusion: Who Is G5600T Suitable For?

This processor is the choice for those looking for:

- A budget PC for office work, study, or a media center.

- An energy-efficient system with low noise levels.

- Simple upgrades: later you can install a Core i3/i5 from the 8th or 9th generation.

Why not Ryzen?

AMD offers more modern APUs (e.g., Ryzen 3 5300G), but they are more expensive ($120+) and require AM4 motherboards. If the budget is limited to $300-400, the G5600T remains a cost-effective option.

Summary: The Intel Pentium Gold G5600T is a "workhorse" for undemanding tasks. It won’t impress gamers or designers but fits perfectly in office and home systems where reliability and minimalism are important.

Basic

Label Name

Intel

Platform

Desktop

Launch Date

April 2019

Model Name

The Intel processor number is just one of several factors - along with processor brand, system configurations, and system-level benchmarks - to be considered when choosing the right processor for your computing needs.

G5600T

Code Name

Coffee Lake

CPU Specifications

Total Threads

Where applicable, Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology is only available on Performance-cores.

Basic Frequency

3.30 GHz

Intel Turbo Boost Technology

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology dynamically increases the processor's frequency as needed by taking advantage of thermal and power headroom to give you a burst of speed when you need it, and increased energy efficiency when you don’t.

Intel Hyper-Threading Technology

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology) delivers two processing threads per physical core. Highly threaded applications can get more work done in parallel, completing tasks sooner.

Yes

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

FCLGA1151

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

14 nm

TDP

35 W

Max. Operating Temperature

Junction Temperature is the maximum temperature allowed at the processor die.

88°C

PCI Express Version

PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.

3.0

Number of PCI Express Lanes

A PCI Express (PCIe) lane consists of two differential signaling pairs, one for receiving data, one for transmitting data, and is the basic unit of the PCIe bus. Max # of PCI Express Lanes is the total number of supported lanes.

Intel 64

Intel® 64 architecture delivers 64-bit computing on server, workstation, desktop and mobile platforms when combined with supporting software.¹ Intel 64 architecture improves performance by allowing systems to address more than 4 GB of both virtual and physical memory.

Yes

Instruction Set

The instruction set is a hard program stored inside the CPU that guides and optimizes CPU operations. With these instruction sets, the CPU can run more efficiently. There are many manufacturers that design CPUs, which results in different instruction sets, such as the 8086 instruction set for the Intel camp and the RISC instruction set for the ARM camp. x86, ARM v8, and MIPS are all codes for instruction sets. Instruction sets can be extended; for example, x86 added 64-bit support to create x86-64. Manufacturers developing CPUs that are compatible with a certain instruction set need authorization from the instruction set patent holder. A typical example is Intel authorizing AMD, enabling the latter to develop CPUs compatible with the x86 instruction set.

64-bit

PCI Express Configurations

PCI Express (PCIe) Configurations describe the available PCIe lane configurations that can be used to link to PCIe devices.

Up to 1x16 | 2x8 | 1x8+2x4

Memory Specifications

Memory Type

Intel® processors come in four different types: Single Channel, Dual Channel, Triple Channel, and Flex Mode. Maximum supported memory speed may be lower when populating multiple DIMMs per channel on products that support multiple memory channels.

DDR4-2400

Max Memory Size

Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.

64 GB

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

Bus Speed

8 GT/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

Max Memory bandwidth is the maximum rate at which data can be read from or stored into a semiconductor memory by the processor (in GB/s).

37.5 GB/s

ECC Memory Supported

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.

Yes

GPU Specifications

Integrated Graphics Model

An integrated GPU refers to the graphics core that is integrated into the CPU processor. Leveraging the processor's powerful computational capabilities and intelligent power efficiency management, it delivers outstanding graphics performance and a smooth application experience at a lower power consumption.

Intel® UHD Graphics 630

Graphics Base Frequency

Graphics Base frequency refers to the rated/guaranteed graphics render clock frequency in MHz.

350 MHz

Graphics Frequency

Graphics max dynamic frequency refers to the maximum opportunistic graphics render clock frequency (in MHz) that can be supported using Intel® HD Graphics with Dynamic Frequency feature.

1.05 GHz

Graphics Video Max Memory

64 GB

4K Support

Yes | at 60Hz

DirectX Support

DirectX* Support indicates support for a specific version of Microsoft’s collection of APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) for handling multimedia compute tasks.

Max Resolution (HDMI)

Max Resolution (HDMI) is the maximum resolution supported by the processor via the HDMI interface (24bits per pixel & 60Hz). System or device display resolution is dependent on multiple system design factors; actual resolution may be lower on your system.

4096x2304@24Hz

Max Resolution (DP)

Max Resolution (DP) is the maximum resolution supported by the processor via the DP interface (24bits per pixel & 60Hz). System or device display resolution is dependent on multiple system design factors; actual resolution may be lower on your system.

4096x2304@60Hz

Max Resolution (eDP - Integrated Flat Panel)

Max Resolution (Integrated Flat Panel) is the maximum resolution supported by the processor for a device with an integrated flat panel (24bits per pixel & 60Hz). System or device display resolution is dependent on multiple system design factors; actual resolution may be lower on your device.

4096x2304@60Hz

Number of Displays Supported

Miscellaneous

Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) allows one hardware platform to function as multiple “virtual” platforms. It offers improved manageability by limiting downtime and maintaining productivity by isolating computing activities into separate partitions.

Yes

Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) continues from the existing support for IA-32 (VT-x) and Itanium® processor (VT-i) virtualization adding new support for I/O-device virtualization. Intel VT-d can help end users improve security and reliability of the systems and also improve performance of I/O devices in virtualized environments.

Yes

Intel Standard Manageability (ISM)

Intel® Standard Manageability is the manageability solution for Intel vPro® Essentials platforms and is a subset of Intel® AMT with out-of-band management over Ethernet and Wi-Fi, but no KVM or new life cycle management features.

Intel® SSE4.1 | Intel® SSE4.2

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology is an advanced means of enabling high performance while meeting the power-conservation needs of mobile systems. Conventional Intel SpeedStep® Technology switches both voltage and frequency in tandem between high and low levels in response to processor load. Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology builds upon that architecture using design strategies such as Separation between Voltage and Frequency Changes, and Clock Partitioning and Recovery.

Yes

Execute Disable Bit

Execute Disable Bit is a hardware-based security feature that can reduce exposure to viruses and malicious-code attacks and prevent harmful software from executing and propagating on the server or network.

Yes

Cache

CPU Cache is an area of fast memory located on the processor. Intel® Smart Cache refers to the architecture that allows all cores to dynamically share access to the last level cache.

4 MB Intel® Smart Cache

Intel AES New Instructions

Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI) are a set of instructions that enable fast and secure data encryption and decryption. AES-NI are valuable for a wide range of cryptographic applications, for example: applications that perform bulk encryption/decryption, authentication, random number generation, and authenticated encryption.

Yes

Intel Boot Guard

Intel® Device Protection Technology with Boot Guard helps protect the system’s pre-OS environment from viruses and malicious software attacks.

Yes

Intel Clear Video HD Technology

Intel® Clear Video HD Technology, like its predecessor, Intel® Clear Video Technology, is a suite of image decode and processing technologies built into the integrated processor graphics that improve video playback, delivering cleaner, sharper images, more natural, accurate, and vivid colors, and a clear and stable video picture. Intel® Clear Video HD Technology adds video quality enhancements for richer color and more realistic skin tones.

Yes

Intel Clear Video Technology

Yes

Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT), also known as Second Level Address Translation (SLAT), provides acceleration for memory intensive virtualized applications. Extended Page Tables in Intel® Virtualization Technology platforms reduces the memory and power overhead costs and increases battery life through hardware optimization of page table management.

Yes

Intel InTru 3D Technology

Yes

Intel OS Guard

Yes

OpenGL Support

OpenGL (Open Graphics Library) is a cross-language, multi-platform API (Application Programming Interface) for rendering 2D and 3D vector graphics.

4.5

Intel Quick Sync Video

Intel® Quick Sync Video delivers fast conversion of video for portable media players, online sharing, and video editing and authoring.

Yes

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5

Single Core Score

708

Geekbench 5

Multi Core Score

1556

Passmark CPU

Single Core Score

2025

Passmark CPU

Multi Core Score

3601

Compared to Other CPU

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Core i3-10100Y

743 +4.9%

Core i7-3740QM

729 +3%

Pentium Gold G5600T

708

Core i7-3635QM

685 -3.2%

Core i5-5257U

665 -6.1%

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Xeon X5492

1764 +13.4%

Core i7-6560U

1641 +5.5%

Pentium Gold G5600T

1556

PRO A8-9600

1469 -5.6%

A10-5800K

1395 -10.3%

Passmark CPU Single Core

Xeon E5-2690 v4

2076 +2.5%

Xeon Platinum 8176

2048 +1.1%

Pentium Gold G5600T

2025

Core i5-3570S

1993 -1.6%

Xeon Silver 4214R

1968 -2.8%

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Athlon Gold 3150U

4012 +11.4%

Core i5-7287U

3794 +5.4%

Pentium Gold G5600T

3601

Core i3-7100H

3430 -4.7%

Core i3-10110Y

3269 -9.2%