i9-9990XE vs Pentium G620

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G620
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.70
Core i9-9990XE
2018
14 cores / 28 threads, 255 Watt
17.16
+2351%

Core i9-9990XE outperforms Pentium G620 by a whopping 2351% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2885405
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation7.432.40
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i9
Power efficiency0.462.84
DesignerIntelIntel
ManufacturerIntelIntel
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date22 May 2011 (14 years ago)19 October 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$60$2,800

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium G620 has 210% better value for money than i9-9990XE.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Pentium G620 and Core i9-9990XE 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)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads228
Base clock speed2.6 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data40
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)19.25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size131 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature69 °Cno data
Number of transistors504 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G620 and Core i9-9990XE 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)
SocketFCLGA11552066
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt255 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G620 and Core i9-9990XE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Pentium G620 and Core i9-9990XE 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 Pentium G620 and Core i9-9990XE are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G620 and Core i9-9990XE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Quad-channel
Maximum memory size32 GB128 GB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth17 GB/s85.33 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel ProcessorsN/A
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G620 and Core i9-9990XE integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G620 and Core i9-9990XE.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data44

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Pentium G620 0.70
i9-9990XE 17.16
+2351%

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Pentium G620 1232
Samples: 1017
i9-9990XE 30162
+2348%
Samples: 2

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.70 17.16
Recency 22 May 2011 19 October 2018
Physical cores 2 14
Threads 2 28
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 255 Watt

Pentium G620 has 292.3% lower power consumption.

i9-9990XE, on the other hand, has a 2351.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 600% more physical cores and 1300% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Intel Core i9-9990XE is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium G620 in performance tests.

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