Intel Core i5-L16G7 vs Intel Pentium Gold G6500

Processor comparisons   11-01-2022
   For example you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a choice by looking at the Intel Core i5-L16G7 vs Intel Pentium Gold G6500 tests and decide which is better for games or normal use for streaming, programming, machine learning, video editing, rendering. Here you can find useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or many benchmarks. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as WPrime, PCMark 10, Dolphin Emulator, Handbrake, Prime95, VeraCrypt, Furmark, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, Gears 5, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 3DMark, UserBenchmark, RealBench, 7zip, PassMark, SuperPi, GeekBench 6, 5.2, MATLAB, AIDA64, DaVinci Resolve Studio.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium Gold G6500 or Intel Core i5-L16G7.

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-L16G7

51%

Pentium Gold G6500

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-L16G7

51%

Pentium Gold G6500

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a little game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Forza Horizon 4, Metro Exodus, Half-Life: Alyx, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Ghostrunner, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Horizon Zero Dawn, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Monster Hunter World, League of Legends (LOL), DOTA 2A, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, Control, Battlefield V, Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.9	90.3
Valorant	102.2	102.6
Cyberpunk 2077	57.2	57.5
Apex Legends	96.0	96.5
Call of Duty Warzone	76.6	77.0
Overwatch	82.8	83.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.5	70.8
DOOM Eternal	51.1	51.3
Warzone	79.7	80.1
Assassin's Creed	85.8	86.2
Valheim	84.8	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 amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-L16G7

430%

Pentium Gold G6500

59%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-L16G7 is more energy efficient than the Pentium Gold G6500 since it has less power consumption: 7W vs. 58W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate 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 streaming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU turns on all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the benefit 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-L16G7	Intel Pentium Gold G6500
Cinbench 15 Single-core	107	171
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	251	427
Cinbench 20 Single-core	272	424
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	577	964
Cinbench 23 Single-core	794	628
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1923	2125

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

	Intel Core i5-L16G7	Intel Pentium Gold G6500
Single-Core	1605	2592
Multi-Core	3297	4200

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

	Intel Core i5-L16G7	Intel Pentium Gold G6500
Single-Core	905	1030
Multi-Core	1869	2280

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Core i5-L16G7	Intel Pentium Gold G6500
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	October 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FC-CSP1016	FCLGA1200
Core name	Lakefield	Comet Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	11	10
Turbo Frequency	3 MHz
Frequency	1.4 MHz	4.1 MHz
Cores	5	2
Threads	5	4
Bus rate	4 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	6800 millions	2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	58 W
Memory type	LPDDR4X 4267 POP Memory	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory	8 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	34 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

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Pentium Gold G6500 is 65% better than Core i5-L16G7 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-L16G7 has 3 more core than Pentium Gold G6500. 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-L16G7 is better: 8
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium Gold G6500 is better: 25
Although it should be understood that all the number that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i5-L16G7 and Intel Pentium Gold G6500 before making a choice which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i5-L16G7 - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-L16G7 specs and review.

• Intel Pentium Gold G6500 specs and review.