Pentium G4500 vs Pentium G4560

Aggregate performance score

Pentium G4560
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 54 Watt
2.23
+26.7%
Pentium G4500
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 51 Watt
1.76

Pentium G4560 outperforms Pentium G4500 by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G4560 and Pentium G4500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18292018
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.660.31
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency4.143.27
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)1 September 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$108$82

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium G4560 has 113% better value for money than Pentium G4500.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G4560 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data35
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data150 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °C65 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4560 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)54 Watt51 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4560 and Pentium G4500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++

Security technologies

Pentium G4560 and Pentium G4500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX+-
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4560 and Pentium G4500 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4560 and Pentium G4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 610Intel HD Graphics 530
Max video memory64 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHz1.05 GHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G4560 and Pentium G4500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G4560 and Pentium G4500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G4560 and Pentium G4500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.44.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4560 and Pentium G4500.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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.

Pentium G4560 2.23
+26.7%
Pentium G4500 1.76

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.

Pentium G4560 3539
+26.5%
Pentium G4500 2797

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.

Pentium G4560 719
+2%
Pentium G4500 705

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.

Pentium G4560 1466
+28.4%
Pentium G4500 1142

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.23 1.76
Integrated graphics card 1.85 2.60
Recency 3 January 2017 1 September 2015
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 54 Watt 51 Watt

Pentium G4560 has a 26.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% more threads.

Pentium G4500, on the other hand, has 40.5% faster integrated GPU, and 5.9% lower power consumption.

The Pentium G4560 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G4500 in performance tests.


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