Apple M1 Pro 8-Core vs Pentium G850
Aggregate performance score
M1 Pro 8-Core outperforms Pentium G850 by a whopping 1056% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2844 | 952 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 19.07 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Apple M-Series |
| Power efficiency | 0.55 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | Apple |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | no data |
| Release date | 22 May 2011 (15 years ago) | 18 October 2021 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $27 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
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Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Pentium G850 and M1 Pro 8-Core: 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 2.06 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 3.22 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 2.3 MB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 28 MB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | 131 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 69 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 504 million | 33700 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium G850 and M1 Pro 8-Core 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 | no data |
| Socket | FCLGA1155 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | W |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G850 and M1 Pro 8-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium G850 and M1 Pro 8-Core 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 G850 and M1 Pro 8-Core are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G850 and M1 Pro 8-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors | Apple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU ( - 1296 MHz) |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G850 and M1 Pro 8-Core integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G850 and M1 Pro 8-Core.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.85 | 9.83 |
| Recency | 22 May 2011 | 18 October 2021 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 5 nm |
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core has a 1056% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.
The Apple M1 Pro 8-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium G850 in performance tests.
Note that Pentium G850 is a desktop processor while Apple M1 Pro 8-Core is a notebook one.
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