Intel Pentium G4600 vs Intel Core i3-2102

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G4600 and Intel Core i3-2102 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 - Video Composition (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 G4600

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.6 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: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 32 GB
  • Around 27% lower typical power consumption: 51 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 55% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2166 vs 1400
  • Around 78% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3614 vs 2029
Specifications (specs)
Launch date January 2017 vs June 2011
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 69.1°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size 64 GB vs 32 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 51 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2166 vs 1400
PassMark - CPU mark 3614 vs 2029

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G4600
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2102

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2166
1400
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3614
2029
Name Intel Pentium G4600 Intel Core i3-2102
PassMark - Single thread mark 2166 1400
PassMark - CPU mark 3614 2029
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 867
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1894
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.45
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 44.236
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.318
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.373
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1532
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2358
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3510
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1532
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2358
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3510

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium G4600 Intel Core i3-2102

Essentials

Architecture codename Kaby Lake Sandy Bridge
Launch date January 2017 June 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $87
Place in performance rating 1805 1829
Price now $89.99 $58
Processor Number G4600 i3-2102
Series Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Launched Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 16.68 18.97
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.60 GHz 3.10 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3 5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared) 3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 65 °C
Maximum core temperature 100°C 69.1°C
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz 3.1 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of QPI Links 0
Number of threads 4 4
Die size 131 mm
Transistor count 504 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory size 64 GB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth 21 GB/s

Graphics

Device ID 0x5912 0x102
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz 850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz 1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.1 GHz 1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 630 Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3 2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.4

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 FCLGA1151 FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 51 Watt 65 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2015C (65W)

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 2.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 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)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access

Virtualization

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