Intel Pentium G860 vs Intel Core i7-940

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G860 and Intel Core i7-940 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G860

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 69.1°C vs 67.9°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 24 GB
  • 2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1369 vs 1310
  • Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 524 vs 512
  • Around 34% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 0.683 vs 0.508
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 15 September 2011 vs November 2008
Maximum core temperature 69.1°C vs 67.9°C
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 24 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1369 vs 1310
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 524 vs 512
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.683 vs 0.508

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-940

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 6 more threads: 8 vs 2
  • Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x 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
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2947 vs 1448
  • 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1971 vs 947
  • Around 47% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 32.258 vs 21.937
  • Around 17% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.191 vs 0.163
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 8 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz vs 3 GHz
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared) vs 3072 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 2947 vs 1448
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1971 vs 947
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 32.258 vs 21.937
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.191 vs 0.163
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.347 vs 2.336

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G860
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-940

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1369
1310
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1448
2947
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
524
512
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
947
1971
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.683
0.508
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
21.937
32.258
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.163
0.191
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
2.336
2.347
Name Intel Pentium G860 Intel Core i7-940
PassMark - Single thread mark 1369 1310
PassMark - CPU mark 1448 2947
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 524 512
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 947 1971
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.683 0.508
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 21.937 32.258
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.163 0.191
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.336 2.347
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.84

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium G860 Intel Core i7-940

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Bloomfield
Launch date 15 September 2011 November 2008
Launch price (MSRP) $75 $299
Place in performance rating 2847 2854
Price now $29.99 $70.70
Processor Number G860 i7-940
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 26.93 22.33
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.00 GHz 2.93 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI 4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size 131 mm 263 mm2
L1 cache 128 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 3072 KB 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 69.1°C 67.9°C
Maximum frequency 3 GHz 3.20 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2 8
Transistor count 504 Million 731 million
Front-side bus (FSB) 1333 MHz
Number of QPI Links 1
VID voltage range 0.800V-1.375V

Memory

Max memory channels 2 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 21 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB 24 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066/1333 DDR3 800/1066

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 42.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1155 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 130 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® 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
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit

Virtualization

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