Pentium G620 vs Core i5

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5
2023
2.17
+175%

Core i5 outperforms Pentium G620 by a whopping 175% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5 and Pentium G620 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking17722532
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.757.43
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameno dataSandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)22 May 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$60
Current price$190 $14.96 (0.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium G620 has 10% better value for money than Core i5.

Detailed specifications

Core i5 and Pentium G620 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 coresno data2 (Dual-core)
Threadsno data2
Base clock speedno data2.6 GHz
Boost clock speedno data2.6 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyno data32 nm
Die sizeno data131 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data69 °C
Number of transistorsno data504 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i5 and Pentium G620 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 dataFCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)no data65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5 and Pentium G620. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NIno data+
AVXno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Core i5 and Pentium G620 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5 and Pentium G620 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5 and Pentium G620. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data17 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5 and Pentium G620 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5 and Pentium G620.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Core i5 2.17
+175%
Pentium G620 0.79

Core i5 outperforms Pentium G620 by 175% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Core i5 2598
+114%
Pentium G620 1216

Core i5 outperforms Pentium G620 by 114% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.17 0.79
Recency 1 October 2023 22 May 2011

The Core i5 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G620 in performance tests.


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