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Intel Core i7-7700T vs Intel Pentium Gold G6520. Specifications

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Released
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Intel Core i7-7700T
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Intel Pentium Gold G6520
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What's the best choice Intel Core i7-7700T or Intel Pentium Gold G6520? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i7-7700T has a base frequency of 2.90 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 35 W. Released in Q1/2017.

Intel Pentium Gold G6520 has a base frequency of 4.20 GHz. 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 58 W. Released in Q1/2021.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    4 left arrow 2
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    35 W left arrow 58 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-7700T CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    255 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    358 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    505 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    503 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    667 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    81 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    226 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    80 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    200 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    36 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    399 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 45% better clock speed

    4.20 GHz left arrow 2.90 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Pentium Gold G6520 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-7700T Intel Core i7-7700T
Intel Pentium Gold G6520 Intel Pentium Gold G6520
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 7000 left arrow Intel Pentium G6000
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow Intel Pentium
  • Generation
    7 left arrow 10
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i7-6700T left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Successor
    Intel Core i7-8700T left arrow -
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    2.9 GHz left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 2
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.8 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    3.6 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    - left arrow No turbo
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 24
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 9.5
  • GPU Frequency
    350 MHz left arrow 350 MHz
  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 630 left arrow Intel HD Graphics 630
  • GPU Turbo
    1150 MHz left arrow 1100 MHz
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Release date
    Q2/2016 left arrow Q2/2016
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 192
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Pentium Gold G6520 and Intel Core i7-7700T. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 left arrow DDR4-2400
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 16
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-7700T and Intel Pentium Gold G6520 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    35 W left arrow 58 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-7700T and Intel Pentium Gold G6520, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Kaby Lake S left arrow Comet Lake S
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Release date
    Q1/2017 left arrow Q1/2021
  • Socket
    LGA 1151 left arrow LGA 1151
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

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