Pentium Gold G5600 vs Core i3-4370

Both the Pentium Gold G5600 and Core i3-4370 share an identical 2-core/4-thread configuration. Boost clocks reach 3.9 GHz on the Pentium Gold G5600 versus 3.8 GHz on the Core i3-4370 — a 2.6% clock advantage for the Pentium Gold G5600 (base: 3.9 GHz vs 3.8 GHz). The Pentium Gold G5600 uses the Coffee Lake (2017−2019) architecture (14 nm), while the Core i3-4370 uses Haswell (2013−2015) (22 nm). In PassMark, the Pentium Gold G5600 scores 3,844 against the Core i3-4370's 3,854 — a 0.3% lead for the Core i3-4370. Cinebench R23 multi-core: 2,200 vs 2,454 (10.9% advantage for the Core i3-4370). Geekbench 6 single-core — the metric most relevant to gaming — records 837 vs 904, 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 Pentium Gold G5600 uses the LGA1151 socket (PCIe 3.0), while the Core i3-4370 uses LGA1150 (PCIe 3.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard. Maximum memory speed reaches DDR4 2400 MHz on the Pentium Gold G5600 versus DDR3-1600 on the Core i3-4370 — 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 H310,Intel B360,Intel H370,Intel Z370,Intel Z390 (Pentium Gold G5600) and Intel H81,Intel B85,Intel H87,Intel Z87,Intel H97,Intel Z97 (Core i3-4370).

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