Intel Pentium G645T vs Intel Core i5-2500S

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G645T and Intel Core i5-2500S processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G645T

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Launch date September 2012 vs January 2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2500S

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 48% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
  • Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 69.1°C vs 65.0°C
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1647 vs 1131
  • 2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3390 vs 1228
  • Around 48% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 670 vs 452
  • 2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1968 vs 848
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Maximum core temperature 69.1°C vs 65.0°C
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared) vs 3072 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1647 vs 1131
PassMark - CPU mark 3390 vs 1228
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 670 vs 452
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1968 vs 848

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G645T
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2500S

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1131
1647
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1228
3390
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
452
670
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
848
1968
Name Intel Pentium G645T Intel Core i5-2500S
PassMark - Single thread mark 1131 1647
PassMark - CPU mark 1228 3390
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 452 670
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 848 1968
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.684
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 64.965
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.34
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.83

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium G645T Intel Core i5-2500S

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Sandy Bridge
Launch date September 2012 January 2011
Place in performance rating 2534 2552
Processor Number G645T i5-2500S
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $75
Price now $74.99
Value for money (0-100) 20.88

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.50 GHz 2.70 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 131 mm 216 mm
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) 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 65.0°C 69.1°C
Maximum frequency 2.5 GHz 3.70 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2 4
Transistor count 504 million 1160 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 17 GB/s 21 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066 DDR3 1066/1333

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 650 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® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Device ID 0x102

Graphics interfaces

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

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 FCLGA1155 LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16 16
PCI Express revision 2.0 2.0

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
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® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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)