Pentium Gold G4620 vs C-30
Primary details
Comparing C-30 and Pentium Gold G4620 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD C-Series | Intel Pentium, Pentium Gold |
| Architecture codename | Ontario (2011−2012) | Kaby Lake (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 4 January 2011 (13 years ago) | 3 January 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $93 |
| Current price | $148 | $70 (0.8x MSRP) |
Detailed specifications
C-30 and Pentium Gold 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 cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.2 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 64 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 3 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 75 mm2 | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on C-30 and Pentium Gold 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 configuration | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FT1 BGA 413-Ball | LGA-1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 9 Watt | 51 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by C-30 and Pentium Gold G4620. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 40 nm, 1.24-1.35V | no data |
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by C-30 and Pentium Gold G4620 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by C-30 and Pentium Gold G4620. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 Single-channel | DDR3L-1600 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon HD 6250 | Intel HD Graphics 630 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by C-30 and Pentium Gold G4620.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 January 2011 | 3 January 2017 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 9 Watt | 51 Watt |
We couldn't decide between C-30 and Pentium Gold G4620. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that C-30 is a notebook processor while Pentium Gold G4620 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between C-30 and Pentium Gold G4620, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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