Intel Pentium G850 vs Intel Core i7-2600

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G850 and Intel Core i7-2600 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, 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).

Intel Pentium G850

Intel Core i7-2600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G850

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	May 2011 vs January 2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-2600

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 31% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 72.6°C vs 69.1°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
2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1740 vs 1349
3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5345 vs 1435
Around 44% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 727 vs 506
3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2727 vs 917

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C vs 69.1°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	8192 KB (shared) vs 3072 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1740 vs 1349
PassMark - CPU mark	5345 vs 1435
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	727 vs 506
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2727 vs 917

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G850
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-2600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1349

1740

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1435

5345

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

506

727

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

917

2727

Name	Intel Pentium G850	Intel Core i7-2600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1349	1740
PassMark - CPU mark	1435	5345
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	506	727
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	917	2727
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3000
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.393
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		74.312
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.54
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.019

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G850	Intel Core i7-2600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	May 2011	January 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$27	$247
Place in performance rating	2330	2347
Price now	$29.99	$148.99
Processor Number	G850	i7-2600
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	26.17	16.20
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	3.40 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)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	8
Transistor count	504 million	1160 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	850 MHz	850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz	1.35 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	1.35 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)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
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® 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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)