Intel Pentium G870 vs Intel Core i7-2700K

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G870 and Intel Core i7-2700K 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G870

  • CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Launch date June 2012 vs October 2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-2700K

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 6 more threads: 8 vs 2
  • Around 26% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.1 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 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1825 vs 1467
  • 3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5748 vs 1546
  • Around 57% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 846 vs 538
  • 3.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3277 vs 977
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 8 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.1 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 1825 vs 1467
PassMark - CPU mark 5748 vs 1546
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 846 vs 538
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3277 vs 977

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G870
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-2700K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1467
1825
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1546
5748
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
538
846
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
977
3277
Name Intel Pentium G870 Intel Core i7-2700K
PassMark - Single thread mark 1467 1825
PassMark - CPU mark 1546 5748
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 538 846
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 977 3277
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3461
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.472
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 66.305
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.557
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.632
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.935

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium G870 Intel Core i7-2700K

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Sandy Bridge
Launch date June 2012 October 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $97 $514
Place in performance rating 2248 2242
Price now $97 $288.99
Processor Number G870 i7-2700K
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 8.58 8.88
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.10 GHz 3.50 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 3.1 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2 8
Transistor count 504 million 1160 million
Unlocked

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 3000
Device ID 0x112

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

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)