Athlon II X4 605e vs Pentium G4600T

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G4600T
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.93
+53.2%
Athlon II X4 605e
2009
4 cores / 4 threads, 45 Watt
1.26

Pentium G4600T outperforms Athlon II X4 605e by an impressive 53% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G4600T and Athlon II X4 605e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19502294
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.300.12
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency5.202.64
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Propus (2009−2011)
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)20 October 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$75$102

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium G4600T has 150% better value for money than Athlon II X4 605e.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G4600T and Athlon II X4 605e 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache128 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data169 mm2
Maximum core temperature92 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4600T and Athlon II X4 605e 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
SocketFCLGA1151AM3
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4600T and Athlon II X4 605e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Pentium G4600T and Athlon II X4 605e technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4600T and Athlon II X4 605e are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4600T and Athlon II X4 605e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 630On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G4600T and Athlon II X4 605e integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G4600T and Athlon II X4 605e 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 G4600T and Athlon II X4 605e integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4600T and Athlon II X4 605e.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

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 G4600T 1.93
+53.2%
Athlon II X4 605e 1.26

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 G4600T 3062
+53.3%
Athlon II X4 605e 1997

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.93 1.26
Recency 3 January 2017 20 October 2009
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 45 Watt

Pentium G4600T has a 53.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 28.6% lower power consumption.

Athlon II X4 605e, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.

The Pentium G4600T is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X4 605e in performance tests.


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