Intel Pentium G860 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E4600

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G860 and Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Pentium G860

Intel Core 2 Duo E4600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G860

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 25% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1389 vs 928
Around 71% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1499 vs 875
Around 88% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 524 vs 279
Around 93% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 947 vs 491

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 September 2011 vs October 2007
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1389 vs 928
PassMark - CPU mark	1499 vs 875
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	524 vs 279
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	947 vs 491

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E4600

Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 73.3°C vs 69.1°C
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum core temperature	73.3°C vs 69.1°C
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 256 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G860
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E4600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1389

928

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1499

875

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

524

279

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

947

491

Name	Intel Pentium G860	Intel Core 2 Duo E4600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1389	928
PassMark - CPU mark	1499	875
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	524	279
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	947	491
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.683
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	21.937
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.163
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.336

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G860	Intel Core 2 Duo E4600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Conroe
Launch date	15 September 2011	October 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$75
Place in performance rating	2844	2815
Price now	$29.99	$157.95
Processor Number	G860	E4600
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	26.93	2.58
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	131 mm	111 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	256 KB	2048 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C	73.3°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	504 Million	167 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.5V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	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
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	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	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
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
FSB parity
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)