Intel Pentium G860T vs Intel Pentium G870

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G860T and Intel Pentium G870 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.

Intel Pentium G860T

Intel Pentium G870

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G860T

Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G870

Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 69.1°C vs 65.0°C

Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C vs 65.0°C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G860T
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G870

Name	Intel Pentium G860T	Intel Pentium G870
PassMark - Single thread mark		1469
PassMark - CPU mark		1561
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		538
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		977

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G860T	Intel Pentium G870
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	June 2012	June 2012
Place in performance rating	not rated	2253
Processor Number	G860T	G870
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$97
Price now		$97
Value for money (0-100)		8.58
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	131 mm	131 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)	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	65.0°C	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	3.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	504 million	504 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	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
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	37.5 x 37.5 mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 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)
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 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)