Pentium Gold G4620 vs i3-8100

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Primary details

Comparing Core i3-8100 and Pentium Gold G4620 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1466not rated
Place by popularity53not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.23no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Pentium, Pentium Gold
Power efficiency5.86no data
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date5 October 2017 (7 years ago)3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$117$93

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i3-8100 and Pentium Gold G4620 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier3637
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)3 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size126 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-8100 and Pentium Gold G4620 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1151LGA-1151
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt51 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-8100 and Pentium Gold G4620. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Core i3-8100 and Pentium Gold G4620 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-8100 and Pentium Gold G4620 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-8100 and Pentium Gold G4620. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 630Intel HD Graphics 630
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-8100 and Pentium Gold G4620 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-8100 and Pentium Gold G4620 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-8100 and Pentium Gold G4620 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-8100 and Pentium Gold G4620.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 3.09 3.11
Recency 5 October 2017 3 January 2017
Physical cores 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 51 Watt

i3-8100 has an age advantage of 9 months, and 100% more physical cores.

Pentium Gold G4620, on the other hand, has 0.6% faster integrated GPU, and 27.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i3-8100 and Pentium Gold G4620. We've got no test results to judge.


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