Pentium G4620 vs Apple M4 Pro (12 cores)

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores)
2024
12 cores / 12 threads, 32 Watt
27.99
+1086%
Pentium G4620
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 51 Watt
2.36

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) outperforms Pentium G4620 by a whopping 1086% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Pentium G4620 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1671791
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.15
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesApple M4no data
Power efficiency82.784.38
Architecture codenameno dataKaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$100

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Pentium G4620 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores12 (Dodeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads124
Base clock speed2.592 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4.51 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data65 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Pentium G4620 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)32 Watt51 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Pentium G4620. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Pentium G4620 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Pentium G4620 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Pentium G4620. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M4 16-core GPUIntel HD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Pentium G4620 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Pentium G4620 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Pentium G4620 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Pentium G4620.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 27.99 2.36
Recency 30 October 2024 3 January 2017
Physical cores 12 2
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 3 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 32 Watt 51 Watt

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) has a 1086% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 500% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 59.4% lower power consumption.

The Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G4620 in performance tests.


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