Pentium Gold G5620 vs i7-8850H

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-8850H
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
6.42
+139%
Pentium Gold G5620
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 54 Watt
2.69

Core i7-8850H outperforms Pentium Gold G5620 by a whopping 139% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-8850H and Pentium Gold G5620 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10621716
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data7.43
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Pentium Gold
Power efficiency13.494.99
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-H (2018−2019)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date2 April 2018 (6 years ago)20 February 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$395$93

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-8850H 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads124
Base clock speed2.6 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size149 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-8850H 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1440FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-8850H 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)++
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+-

Security technologies

Core i7-8850H and Pentium Gold G5620 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX++
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-8850H 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 i7-8850H and Pentium Gold G5620. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 630Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory64 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHz1.1 GHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-8850H and Pentium Gold G5620 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-8850H and Pentium Gold G5620 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@30Hz4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-8850H and Pentium Gold G5620 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-8850H and Pentium Gold G5620.

PCIe version3.03.0
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.

i7-8850H 6.42
+139%
Pentium Gold G5620 2.69

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.

i7-8850H 10194
+139%
Pentium Gold G5620 4272

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.42 2.69
Recency 2 April 2018 20 February 2019
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 4
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 54 Watt

i7-8850H has a 138.7% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and 20% lower power consumption.

Pentium Gold G5620, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months.

The Core i7-8850H is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G5620 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i7-8850H is a notebook processor while Pentium Gold G5620 is a desktop one.


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