Intel Core i5-6287U vs Intel Pentium Gold G6500

Processor comparisons 20-01-2022

   Let's say you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the detailed tests Intel Core i5-6287U vs Intel Pentium Gold G6500 and understand which is better for games or simple use for streaming, programming, rendering, machine learning, video editing. Here is useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or different benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software like VeraCrypt, Dolphin Emulator, 3DMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), UserBenchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, Furmark, PassMark, 7zip, AIDA64, SuperPi, DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB, Handbrake, Blender, Gears 5, Prime95, PCMark 10, RealBench, WPrime, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Fortnite
Last Man Standing
Grand Theft Auto V
Watch Dogs Legion
Fallout 76
Valorant
Apex Legends
Valheim
Halo Infinite
Rainbow Six Siege
Cyberpunk 2077
Borderlands 3
Death Stranding
Red Dead Redemption 2
Overwatch
DOOM: Eternal
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium Gold G6500 or Intel Core i5-6287U.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i5-6287U

51%

Pentium Gold G6500

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-6287U

51%

Pentium Gold G6500

51%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Ghostrunner, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Half-Life: Alyx, Hitman 3, Monster Hunter World, NBA 2K20, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, League of Legends (LOL), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, DOTA 2A, Horizon Zero Dawn, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Forza Horizon 4, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Battlefield V, Control, Metro Exodus.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.1	90.3
Valorant	102.3	102.6
Cyberpunk 2077	57.3	57.5
Apex Legends	96.2	96.5
Call of Duty Warzone	76.8	77.0
Overwatch	82.9	83.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.6	70.8
DOOM Eternal	51.2	51.3
Warzone	79.8	80.1
Assassin's Creed	86.0	86.2
Valheim	84.9	85.2

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-6287U

98%

Pentium Gold G6500

59%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-6287U is more energy efficient than the Pentium Gold G6500 since it has less power consumption: 28W vs. 58W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU turns on all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-6287U	Intel Pentium Gold G6500
Cinbench 15 Single-core	149	171
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	357	427
Cinbench 20 Single-core	267	424
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	939	964
Cinbench 23 Single-core	634	628
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2346	2125

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-6287U	Intel Pentium Gold G6500
Single-Core	2009	2592
Multi-Core	3792	4200

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-6287U	Intel Pentium Gold G6500
Single-Core	827	1030
Multi-Core	2023	2280

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Core i5-6287U	Intel Pentium Gold G6500
Announcement date	November 07, 2015	October 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1356	FCLGA1200
Core name	Skylake	Comet Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	6	10
Turbo Frequency	3.5 MHz
Frequency	3.1 MHz	4.1 MHz
Cores	2	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	4 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1700 millions	2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	28 W	58 W
Memory type	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory	32 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Pentium Gold G6500 is 24% better than Core i5-6287U in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-6287U is better: 4
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium Gold G6500 is better: 26
Although it should be understood that the summary data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i5-6287U and Intel Pentium Gold G6500 before making a selection which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-6287U - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i5-6287U specs and review.

• Intel Pentium Gold G6500 specs and review.