Pentium G860T vs i5-2430M

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-2430M and Pentium G860T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2285not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Power efficiency3.41no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date1 October 2011 (13 years ago)3 June 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$225no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-2430M and Pentium G860T 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/s5 GT/s
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache128 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size149 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C65 °C
Number of transistors624 million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-2430M and Pentium G860T 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
SocketPPGA988FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2430M and Pentium G860T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI++
Fast Memory Access++

Security technologies

Core i5-2430M and Pentium G860T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Identity Protection+-
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2430M and Pentium G860T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2430M and Pentium G860T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/s21 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 3000Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHz1.1 GHz
InTru 3D+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-2430M and Pentium G860T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported22
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-2430M and Pentium G860T.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 October 2011 3 June 2012
Threads 4 2

i5-2430M has 100% more threads.

Pentium G860T, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-2430M and Pentium G860T. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i5-2430M is a notebook processor while Pentium G860T is a desktop one.


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