Pentium G4500 vs Core 2 Extreme X9100
Aggregate performance score
Pentium G4500 outperforms Core 2 Extreme X9100 by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2593 | 2334 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.02 | 0.31 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Extreme | Intel Pentium |
| Power efficiency | 1.13 | 1.32 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Penryn XE (2008) | Skylake (2015−2016) |
| Release date | 1 July 2008 (17 years ago) | 1 September 2015 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $851 | $82 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Pentium G4500 has 1450% better value for money than Core 2 Extreme X9100.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Extreme X9100 and Pentium G4500 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.06 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.07 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 1066 MHz | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 35 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | 150 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 65 °C |
| Number of transistors | 410 Million | 1,400 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.05-1.2625V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Extreme X9100 and Pentium G4500 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 | PGA478 | FCLGA1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 44 Watt | 51 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme X9100 and Pentium G4500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | - | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| AMT | + | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Core 2 Extreme X9100 and Pentium G4500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Extreme X9100 and Pentium G4500 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Extreme X9100 and Pentium G4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard | DDR3, DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 34.134 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Max video memory | no data | 64 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.05 GHz |
| InTru 3D | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Extreme X9100 and Pentium G4500 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| DVI | no data | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 2 Extreme X9100 and Pentium G4500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096x2304@24Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over VGA | no data | N/A |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core 2 Extreme X9100 and Pentium G4500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.4 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Extreme X9100 and Pentium G4500.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.18 | 1.60 |
| Recency | 1 July 2008 | 1 September 2015 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 44 Watt | 51 Watt |
Core 2 Extreme X9100 has 15.9% lower power consumption.
Pentium G4500, on the other hand, has a 35.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Pentium G4500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 2 Extreme X9100 in performance tests.
Be aware that Core 2 Extreme X9100 is a notebook processor while Pentium G4500 is a desktop one.
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