Pentium G4600 vs i7-4810MQ

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-4810MQ and Pentium G4600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1458	1807
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	1.44
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i7	no data
Power efficiency	7.69	4.23
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date	20 January 2014 (10 years ago)	3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$378	$87

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-4810MQ and Pentium G4600 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	8 GT/s
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	177 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	100 °C	65 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-4810MQ and Pentium G4600 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	FCPGA946	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	47 Watt	51 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-4810MQ and Pentium G4600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
FDI	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-4810MQ and Pentium G4600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-4810MQ and Pentium G4600 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-4810MQ and Pentium G4600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600
Maximum memory size	32 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 4600	Intel HD Graphics 630
Max video memory	2 GB	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.3 GHz	1.1 GHz
InTru 3D	+	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-4810MQ and Pentium G4600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
VGA	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-4810MQ and Pentium G4600 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	2560x1600@60Hz	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-4810MQ and Pentium G4600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.2/12	12
OpenGL	4.3	4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-4810MQ and Pentium G4600.

PCIe version	3	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.89	2.32
Integrated graphics card	1.84	3.10
Recency	20 January 2014	3 January 2017
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	47 Watt	51 Watt

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