CPUDesktopReleased Apr 30, 2020

Intel Pentium Gold G6500

2C/4T · 58 W

The Pentium Gold G6500 sits between the Pentium Gold G6400 and G6600 in Intel's Comet Lake desktop lineup, introduced on April 30, 2020 for the LGA1200 platform. It runs two Hyper-Threaded cores at a fixed 4.1 GHz and steps up from the UHD Graphics 610 of the G6400 to the larger UHD Graphics 630, for budget desktops that rely on integrated graphics.

General

Manufacturer: Intel
Model: Intel Pentium Gold G6500
Segment: Desktop
Generation: Pentium/Celeron (Comet Lake)
Codename: Comet Lake-S
Architecture: x86_64
Microarchitecture: Comet Lake (Skylake)
Release date: Apr 30, 2020
Price: $75Search on Amazon

Cores & clocks

Cores / threads: 2 cores / 4 threads
Base clock: 4.10 GHz
Boost clock: —
TDP (design W): 58 W
Unlocked: ✕ No
L2 cache: 0.5 MB
L3 cache: 4 MB
Technology (nm): 14 nm
Intel 14 nm++

Platform

Socket: FCLGA1200
2-CPU (multi-socket): ✕ No
Integrated GPU: Intel UHD Graphics 630
Clock: 1,100 MHz
Memory type: DDR4-2666
2-channel
Memory size: Up to 128 GB
ECC memory: —
PCIe: PCIe 3.0 (16 lanes)

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions: Intel SSE4.1Intel SSE4.2Intel 64AES-NIIntel VT-xVT-x EPTIntel VT-d
NPU: None

OS support

Windows: Windows 10Windows 11 24H2Windows 11 25H2Windows 11 26H2
Linux: UbuntuFedoraArch Linux
Notes: Listed by Microsoft as a supported processor for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2; 26H2 keeps the 25H2 requirements. Windows 10 and mainstream Linux distributions are supported.

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