i5-4300M vs Pentium G4620

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G4620 and Core i5-4300M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1796	1994
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.15	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core i5
Power efficiency	4.38	4.78
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date	3 January 2017 (7 years ago)	1 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$100	$227

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G4620 and Core i5-4300M 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	4	4
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.3 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	5 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Die size	no data	118 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4620 and Core i5-4300M 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
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCPGA946
Power consumption (TDP)	51 Watt	37 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4620 and Core i5-4300M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+

Security technologies

Pentium G4620 and Core i5-4300M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data
Anti-Theft	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4620 and Core i5-4300M are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4620 and Core i5-4300M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600	DDR3
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 630	Intel HD Graphics 4600
Max video memory	64 GB	2 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	1.25 GHz
InTru 3D	+	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G4620 and Core i5-4300M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G4620 and Core i5-4300M integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	no data	2880x1800@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G4620 and Core i5-4300M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	11.2/12
OpenGL	4.4	4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4620 and Core i5-4300M.

PCIe version	3.0	3
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.36	1.87
Integrated graphics card	3.11	1.84
Recency	3 January 2017	1 September 2013
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	51 Watt	37 Watt

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