Pentium Gold G4620 vs Ryzen 7 2700
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 2700 and Pentium Gold G4620 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 756 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 9.40 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 7 | Intel Pentium, Pentium Gold |
| Architecture codename | Zen+ (2018−2019) | Kaby Lake (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 13 April 2018 (6 years ago) | 3 January 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $93 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 2700 and Pentium Gold G4620 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 cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 32 | 37 |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 3 MB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 213 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4800 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 2700 and Pentium Gold G4620 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | AM4 (1331) | LGA-1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 51 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 2700 and Pentium Gold G4620. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | SSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHA | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 2700 and Pentium Gold G4620 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 2700 and Pentium Gold G4620. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR3L-1600 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 46.933 GB/s | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | Intel HD Graphics 630 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 2700 and Pentium Gold G4620.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 16 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 13 April 2018 | 3 January 2017 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 51 Watt |
Ryzen 7 2700 has an age advantage of 1 year, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium Gold G4620, on the other hand, has 27.5% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 2700 and Pentium Gold G4620. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 2700 and Pentium Gold G4620, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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