Pentium Gold G4620 vs i5-760

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-760 and Pentium Gold G4620 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2066	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.11	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Intel Pentium, Pentium Gold
Power efficiency	1.65	no data
Architecture codename	Lynnfield (2009−2010)	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date	18 July 2010 (14 years ago)	3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$230	$93

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-760 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.33 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	2.5 GT/s	8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	37
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	3 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	296 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	no data
Number of transistors	774 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-760 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	FCLGA1156,LGA1156	LGA-1151
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	51 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-760 and Pentium Gold G4620. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Core i5-760 and Pentium Gold G4620 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-760 and Pentium Gold G4620 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-760 and Pentium Gold G4620. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size	16 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel HD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-760 and Pentium Gold G4620.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	18 July 2010	3 January 2017
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	51 Watt

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