Intel Core i5-13490F vs Intel Pentium G870

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-13490F and Intel Pentium G870 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Core i5-13490F

Intel Pentium G870

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-13490F

CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 8 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 2
14 more threads: 16 vs 2
Around 55% higher clock speed: 4.80 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Around 45% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 69.1°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 32 nm
6.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 32 GB
2.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3796 vs 1469
16.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26128 vs 1561

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Feb 2023 vs June 2012
Number of cores	10 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 69.1°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3796 vs 1469
PassMark - CPU mark	26128 vs 1561

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G870

52428.8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
131072x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 1.25MB (per core)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared) vs 24MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-13490F
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G870

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3796

1469

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

26128

1561

Name	Intel Core i5-13490F	Intel Pentium G870
PassMark - Single thread mark	3796	1469
PassMark - CPU mark	26128	1561
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7553
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		538
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		977

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-13490F	Intel Pentium G870
Essentials
Architecture codename	Raptor Lake	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	10 Feb 2023	June 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$235	$97
Place in performance rating	380	2253
Processor Number	i5-13490F	G870
Series	13th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$97
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		8.58
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	80K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.25MB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	24MB (shared)	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz	3.1 GHz
Number of cores	10	2
Number of threads	16	2
Base frequency		3.10 GHz
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		131 mm
Transistor count		504 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR3 1066/1333
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support