Pentium B960 vs Pentium G4600

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G4600
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 51 Watt
2.28
+268%
Pentium B960
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.62

Pentium G4600 outperforms Pentium B960 by a whopping 268% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G4600 and Pentium B960 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18222792
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.44no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentium, Pentium GoldIntel Pentium
Power efficiency4.231.68
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)2 October 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$87$134

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G4600 and Pentium B960 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 2.0
Bus rate8 GT/s4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier3622
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data131 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C85 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4600 and Pentium B960 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)
SocketFCLGA1151FCPGA988,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)51 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4600 and Pentium B960. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA-+
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Pentium G4600 and Pentium B960 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4600 and Pentium B960 are enumerated here.

VT-d+-
VT-x+-
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4600 and Pentium B960. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s21.335 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 630Intel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz1.1 GHz
InTru 3D+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G4600 and Pentium B960 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported32
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G4600 and Pentium B960 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G4600 and Pentium B960 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4600 and Pentium B960.

PCIe version3.02.0
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.

Pentium G4600 2.28
+268%
Pentium B960 0.62

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.

Pentium G4600 3614
+267%
Pentium B960 986

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.

Pentium G4600 739
+127%
Pentium B960 326

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.

Pentium G4600 1525
+185%
Pentium B960 535

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.28 0.62
Integrated graphics card 3.11 0.77
Recency 3 January 2017 2 October 2011
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 51 Watt 35 Watt

Pentium G4600 has a 267.7% higher aggregate performance score, 303.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium B960, on the other hand, has 45.7% lower power consumption.

The Pentium G4600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium B960 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G4600 is a desktop processor while Pentium B960 is a notebook one.


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