Pentium Gold G5620 vs i7-4600U

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-4600U
2013
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.72
Pentium Gold G5620
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 54 Watt
2.70
+57%

Pentium Gold G5620 outperforms Core i7-4600U by an impressive 57% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-4600U and Pentium Gold G5620 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20361701
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data7.43
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Pentium Gold
Power efficiency10.814.71
Architecture codenameHaswell-ULT (2013)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$398$93

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-4600U and Pentium Gold G5620 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.1 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate5 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size118 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors1,300 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-4600U and Pentium Gold G5620 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)
SocketFCBGA1168FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-4600U and Pentium Gold G5620. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
SIPP+-
Smart Response+no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect+no data
FDI+no data
AMT9.5no data
HD Audio+no data
RST+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-4600U and Pentium Gold G5620 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX-+
Identity Protection++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-4600U and Pentium Gold G5620 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-4600U and Pentium Gold G5620. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size16 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 4400Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory2 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz1.1 GHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-4600U and Pentium Gold G5620 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
VGA+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-4600U and Pentium Gold G5620 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.43200x2000@60Hz4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort3200x2000@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-4600U and Pentium Gold G5620 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/1212
OpenGL4.34.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-4600U and Pentium Gold G5620.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1216
PCI support-no data
USB revision3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports4no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports4no data
Integrated IDE-no data
Number of USB ports4no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+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.

i7-4600U 1.72
Pentium Gold G5620 2.70
+57%

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.

i7-4600U 2718
Pentium Gold G5620 4272
+57.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.72 2.70
Integrated graphics card 1.35 3.09
Recency 1 September 2013 23 April 2019
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 54 Watt

i7-4600U has 260% lower power consumption.

Pentium Gold G5620, on the other hand, has a 57% higher aggregate performance score, 128.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Pentium Gold G5620 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-4600U in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i7-4600U is a notebook processor while Pentium Gold G5620 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-4600U and Pentium Gold G5620, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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