Pentium G4500 vs i7-920

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-920
2008
4 cores / 8 threads, 130 Watt
1.79
+1.7%
Pentium G4500
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 51 Watt
1.76

Core i7-920 outperforms Pentium G4500 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-920 and Pentium G4500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20252031
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.220.31
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesCore i7 (Desktop)Intel Pentium
Power efficiency1.303.26
Architecture codenameBloomfield (2008−2010)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release dateNovember 2008 (16 years ago)1 September 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$340$82

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i7-920 has 294% better value for money than Pentium G4500.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-920 and Pentium G4500 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)
Threads82
Base clock speed2.66 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.93 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate1333 MHz4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data35
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size263 mm2150 mm2
Maximum core temperature68 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data65 °C
Number of transistors731 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-920 and Pentium G4500 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)
SocketFCLGA1366,PLGA13661151
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt51 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-920 and Pentium G4500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data

Security technologies

Core i7-920 and Pentium G4500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-920 and Pentium G4500 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-920 and Pentium G4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size24 GB64 GB
Max memory channels32
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 530

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-920 and Pentium G4500.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

i7-920 1.79
+1.7%
Pentium G4500 1.76

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.

i7-920 2840
+1.5%
Pentium G4500 2797

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.

i7-920 415
Pentium G4500 705
+69.9%

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.

i7-920 1426
+24.9%
Pentium G4500 1142

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.79 1.76
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 51 Watt

i7-920 has a 1.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Pentium G4500, on the other hand, has a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 154.9% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i7-920 and Pentium G4500.


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