Intel Pentium G3260 vs Intel Pentium E5700

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3260 and Intel Pentium E5700 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3260

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 58% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1871 vs 1186
  • Around 94% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2106 vs 1085
  • 2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 696 vs 343
  • 2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1275 vs 583
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 53 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1871 vs 1186
PassMark - CPU mark 2106 vs 1085
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 696 vs 343
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1275 vs 583

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5700

  • Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 72°C
Maximum core temperature 74.1°C vs 72°C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3260
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E5700

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1871
1186
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2106
1085
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
696
343
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1275
583
Name Intel Pentium G3260 Intel Pentium E5700
PassMark - Single thread mark 1871 1186
PassMark - CPU mark 2106 1085
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 696 343
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1275 583
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 1318
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.488
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 36.364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.224
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 9.104
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 656
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1378
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2481
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 656
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1378
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2481

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium G3260 Intel Pentium E5700

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Wolfdale
Launch date Q1'15 August 2010
Place in performance rating 2194 2595
Processor Number G3260 E5700
Series Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $110
Price now $14.99
Value for money (0-100) 34.17

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.30 GHz 3.00 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2 800 MHz FSB
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 72°C 74.1°C
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2
Die size 82 mm2
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2048 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency 3 GHz
Transistor count 228 million
VID voltage range 0.8500V-1.3625V

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 350 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

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1150 LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 53 Watt 65 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2013C

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
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
Intel® Demand Based Switching

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)