Core i3-4370 vs Pentium Gold G5600

Both the Core i3-4370 and Pentium Gold G5600 share an identical 2-core/4-thread configuration. Boost clocks reach 3.8 GHz on the Core i3-4370 versus 3.9 GHz on the Pentium Gold G5600 — a 2.6% clock advantage for the Pentium Gold G5600 (base: 3.8 GHz vs 3.9 GHz). The Core i3-4370 uses the Haswell (2013−2015) architecture (22 nm), while the Pentium Gold G5600 uses Coffee Lake (2017−2019) (14 nm). In PassMark, the Core i3-4370 scores 3,854 against the Pentium Gold G5600's 3,844 — a 0.3% lead for the Core i3-4370. Cinebench R23 multi-core: 2,454 vs 2,200 (10.9% advantage for the Core i3-4370). Geekbench 6 single-core — the metric most relevant to gaming — records 904 vs 837, a 7.7% lead for the Core i3-4370 that directly translates to higher frame rates. Both processors carry 4 MB (total) of L3 cache.

The Core i3-4370 uses the LGA1150 socket (PCIe 3.0), while the Pentium Gold G5600 uses LGA1151 (PCIe 3.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard. Maximum memory speed reaches DDR3-1600 on the Core i3-4370 versus DDR4 2400 MHz on the Pentium Gold G5600 — the Pentium Gold G5600 supports 200% faster memory, which can translate to measurable gains in memory-sensitive workloads. The Pentium Gold G5600 supports up to 64 GB of RAM compared to 32 GB — 66.7% more capacity for professional workloads. Both feature 2-channel memory with ECC support. Both provide 16 PCIe lanes. Chipset compatibility: Intel H81,Intel B85,Intel H87,Intel Z87,Intel H97,Intel Z97 (Core i3-4370) and Intel H310,Intel B360,Intel H370,Intel Z370,Intel Z390 (Pentium Gold G5600).

Both support true virtualization. Both include integrated graphics — Intel HD Graphics 4600 (Core i3-4370) and Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Pentium Gold G5600) — useful as a fallback for troubleshooting or display output without a dedicated GPU. Primary use case: Pentium Gold G5600 targets Desktop.