Intel Pentium G4500 vs Core i7-920

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Combined performance score

i7-920
1.84
+2.2%

Core i7-920 outperforms Pentium G4500 by 2% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i7-920 and Pentium G4500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking18661875
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.220.51
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesCore i7 (Desktop)Intel Pentium
Architecture codenameBloomfield (2008−2010)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release dateNovember 2008 (15 years old)1 September 2015 (8 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$340$82
Current price$90 (0.3x MSRP)$94 (1.1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

i7-920 has 139% better value for money than Pentium G4500.

Technical specs

Core i7-920 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed2.66 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.93 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus support1333 MHz4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size263 mm2150 mm2
Maximum core temperature68 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data65 °C
Number of transistors731 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-920 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1366,PLGA1366FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt51 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-920 and Pentium G4500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
AVXno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSXno data-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPPno data-
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Core i7-920 and Pentium G4500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPXno data-
Identity Protectionno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-920 and Pentium G4500 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-920 and Pentium G4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size24 GB64 GB
Max memory channels32
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s34.1 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 530
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-920 and Pentium G4500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-920 and Pentium G4500 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
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-920 and Pentium G4500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-920 and Pentium G4500.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

i7-920 1.84
+2.2%
Pentium G4500 1.80

Core i7-920 outperforms Pentium G4500 by 2% in our combined 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%

i7-920 2829
+2.1%
Pentium G4500 2770

Core i7-920 outperforms Pentium G4500 by 2% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i7-920 415
Pentium G4500 703
+69.4%

Pentium G4500 outperforms Core i7-920 by 69% in GeekBench 5 Single-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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i7-920 1437
+26.3%
Pentium G4500 1138

Core i7-920 outperforms Pentium G4500 by 26% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.84 1.80
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Cost $340 $82
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 51 Watt

We couldn't decide between Core i7-920 and Pentium G4500. The differences in performance seem too small.


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