Intel Pentium Gold G5500 2-core LGA1151
A 3.8GHz base clock and Hyper-Threading on its dual-core Coffee Lake design provide responsive performance for basic computing, backed by integrated UHD Graphics 630. Its 54W TDP and included boxed cooler make it a straightforward drop-in upgrade for compatible 300-series motherboards. This processor is best for office PC builders and home users needing a capable, low-cost chip for web browsing and media playback.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong platform (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average social proof (7th percentile)
- Below average ai (30th percentile)
- Below average multi thread (34th percentile)
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Brand | Intel |
| Series | Pentium Gold |
| Model | G5500 |
| Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Class | desktop |
| Process | 14 |
Cores & Clocks
| Cores | 2 |
| P-cores | 6 |
| Threads | 4 |
| Base Clock | 3800 |
| Boost Clock | 4200 |
Cache
| L2 Cache | 0.5 |
| L3 Cache | 4 MB |
Performance
| PassMark Multi | 3865 |
| PassMark Single | 2255 |
Memory
| Memory Type | DDR4 |
| Max Speed | 2400 |
| Channels | 2 |
| Max Memory | 64 |
| ECC | No |
Platform & Power
| Socket | LGA1151 |
| PCIe | 3 |
| PCIe Lanes | 16 |
| TDP | 54 |
| Unlocked | Yes |
Graphics & AI
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Intel Pentium Gold G5500 | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | G.Skill Trident Z Neo | Lenovo Ryzen 5 Sparepart: | WowWee Xeon Gold 5120 | CISCO SYSTEMS - ENTERPRISE Xeon E5-2699v4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 22 |
| Threads | 4 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 12 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 4200 | 5200 | 4200 | 4000 | 3200 | 3600 |
| L3 Cache Mb | 4 | 96 | 32 | 8 | 19.25 | 39 |
| Tdp W | 54 | 120 | 65 | 15 | 105 | - |
| Socket | LGA1151 | AM5 | AMD Socket AM4 | AM4 | LGA 3647 | LGA2011-3 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | AMD Radeon Graphics | - | AMD Integrated Graphics | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Feature | Platform | Efficiency | Multi Thread | Social Proof | Single Thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Pentium Gold G5500 | 30.2 | 88.9 | 66.1 | 47.9 | 34.1 | 7.1 | 64.1 |
| AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Compare | 91.2 | 98.4 | 95.1 | 87.5 | 90 | 96.5 | 95.6 |
| G.Skill Trident Z Neo Compare | 72.4 | 87 | 78.2 | 82.9 | 73.4 | 1.5 | 72.3 |
| Lenovo Ryzen 5 Sparepart: Compare | 63.9 | 54.4 | 56.6 | 99.2 | 64.6 | 11.8 | 66.2 |
| WowWee Xeon Gold 5120 Compare | 73.7 | 20.1 | 17.5 | 72.6 | 74.3 | 38.3 | 44.2 |
| CISCO SYSTEMS - ENTERPRISE Xeon E5-2699v4 Compare | 44.2 | 46.1 | 17.5 | 29.7 | 52.4 | 51.2 | 9.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Amazon 1 offer From £305
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Usage Scores
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