Pentium Dual Core T4500 vs Pentium G860
Aggregate performance score
Pentium G860 outperforms Pentium Dual T4500 by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium G860 and Pentium Dual Core T4500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2411 | 2461 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.12 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Pentium (Desktop) | Intel Pentium Dual Core |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Penryn (2008−2011) |
| Release date | 4 September 2011 (12 years ago) | 1 January 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $75 | no data |
| Current price | $25 (0.3x MSRP) | $350 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium G860 and Pentium Dual Core T4500 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 131 mm2 | 107 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 69 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 504 million | 410 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium G860 and Pentium Dual Core T4500 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 | FCLGA1155 | P |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G860 and Pentium Dual Core T4500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | no data |
| AVX | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | no data |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium G860 and Pentium Dual Core T4500 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 G860 and Pentium Dual Core T4500 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 G860 and Pentium Dual Core T4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| 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 | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G860 and Pentium Dual Core T4500 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G860 and Pentium Dual Core T4500.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
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 G860 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4500 by 9% based on our aggregate 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%
Pentium G860 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4500 by 9% in Passmark.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
Pentium G860 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4500 by 70% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Pentium G860 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4500 by 77% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Pentium G860 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4500 by 61% in 3DMark06 CPU.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Benchmark coverage: 18%
Pentium Dual Core T4500 outperforms Pentium G860 by 51% in wPrime 32.
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
Pentium G860 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4500 by 87% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.94 | 0.86 |
| Recency | 4 September 2011 | 1 January 2010 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium G860 and Pentium Dual Core T4500.
Note that Pentium G860 is a desktop processor while Pentium Dual Core T4500 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G860 and Pentium Dual Core T4500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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