Intel Pentium Gold G6500 vs Intel Core i7-10510U

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   Let's say you have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Pentium Gold G6500 vs Intel Core i7-10510U and decide which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, video editing, streaming, rendering, programming. Here you can find all information from various benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like Prime95, WPrime, PassMark, UserBenchmark, Gears 5, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, RealBench, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Handbrake, AIDA64, 7zip, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 3DMark, VeraCrypt, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), MATLAB, Blender, Furmark, PCMark 10, SuperPi.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-10510U or Intel Pentium Gold G6500.

Summary benchmark results

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

Pentium Gold G6500

51%

Core i7-10510U

52%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i7-10510U is 1% better than Pentium Gold G6500. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Gold G6500

51%

Core i7-10510U

52%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.3	92.3
Valorant	102.6	104.9
Cyberpunk 2077	57.5	58.8
Apex Legends	96.5	98.6
Call of Duty Warzone	77.0	78.7
Overwatch	83.1	85.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.8	72.4
DOOM Eternal	51.3	52.5
Warzone	80.1	81.8
Assassin's Creed	86.2	88.1
Valheim	85.2	87.1

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 that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K 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

Pentium Gold G6500

59%

Core i7-10510U

270%

To make a finishing resolution 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 i7-10510U is more energy efficient than the Pentium Gold G6500 as it consumes less power: 58W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU turns on all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Pentium Gold G6500	Intel Core i7-10510U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	171	188
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	427	758
Cinbench 20 Single-core	424	471
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	964	1523
Cinbench 23 Single-core	628	1102
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2125	3271

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G6500	Intel Core i7-10510U
Single-Core	2592	2452
Multi-Core	4200	7011

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G6500	Intel Core i7-10510U
Single-Core	1030	1215
Multi-Core	2280	4248

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful 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 in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest 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 Pentium Gold G6500	Intel Core i7-10510U
Announcement date	October 01, 2020	April 01, 2019
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	FCLGA1200	FCBGA1528
Core name	Comet Lake	Comet Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	10	10
Turbo Frequency		4.9 MHz
Frequency	4.1 MHz	1.8 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Bus rate	8 GT/s	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2460 millions	6800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	58 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133, LPDDR4-2933
Max. Memory	128 Gb	64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	8 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
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 56% better than Core i7-10510U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-10510U has 2 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 Pentium Gold G6500 is better: 5
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-10510U is better: 28
Although it should be realized that all the figures in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Pentium Gold G6500 and Intel Core i7-10510U before making a decision which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

• Intel Pentium Gold G6500 specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-10510U specs and review.