Pentium G4600 vs i7-4810MQ

Aggregate performance score

Core i7-4810MQ
2014
4 cores / 8 threads, 47 Watt
3.82
+68.3%
Pentium G4600
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 51 Watt
2.27

Core i7-4810MQ outperforms Pentium G4600 by an impressive 68% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking14611810
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.44
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7no data
Power efficiency7.694.21
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date20 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.

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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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.8 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/s8 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size177 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)100 °C65 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno 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 configuration11
SocketFCPGA946FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)47 Watt51 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 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++
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++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno 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 typesDDR3DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 4600Intel HD Graphics 630
Max video memory2 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.3 GHz1.1 GHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

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

Number of displays supported33
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 supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.42560x1600@60Hz4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA1920x1200@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

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

DirectX11.2/1212
OpenGL4.34.4

Peripherals

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

PCIe version33.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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.

i7-4810MQ 3.82
+68.3%
Pentium G4600 2.27

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.

i7-4810MQ 6071
+68.1%
Pentium G4600 3611

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i7-4810MQ 1096
+48.3%
Pentium G4600 739

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i7-4810MQ 3146
+106%
Pentium G4600 1524

3DMark Fire Strike Physics

i7-4810MQ 7020
+18.2%
Pentium G4600 5940

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.82 2.27
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

i7-4810MQ has a 68.3% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 8.5% lower power consumption.

Pentium G4600, on the other hand, has 68.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i7-4810MQ is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G4600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i7-4810MQ is a notebook processor while Pentium G4600 is a desktop one.


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