Intel Core i7-9700F vs Intel Pentium G3260T

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-9700F and Intel Pentium G3260T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. 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 i7-9700F

Intel Pentium G3260T

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-9700F

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 51% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 66.4°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 32 GB
Around 71% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2750 vs 1609
7.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13244 vs 1837
Around 38% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6657 vs 4816

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 66.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2750 vs 1609
PassMark - CPU mark	13244 vs 1837
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6657 vs 4816

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3260T

Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2906 vs 1207

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2906 vs 1207

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-9700F
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G3260T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2750

1609

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13244

1837

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1207

2906

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6657

4816

Name	Intel Core i7-9700F	Intel Pentium G3260T
PassMark - Single thread mark	2750	1609
PassMark - CPU mark	13244	1837
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5121
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1207	2906
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6657	4816

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-9700F	Intel Pentium G3260T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Haswell
Launch date	23 April 2019	Q1'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$323, $335
Place in performance rating	1108	1094
Processor Number	i7-9700F	G3260T
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Series		Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	2.90 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	5 GT/s DMI2
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	2 MB
L3 cache	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	66.4°C
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of threads	8	2
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C (65W)	PCG 2013A
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
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® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
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		200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		1.7 GB
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.1/12
OpenGL		4.3