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).

Intel Pentium G870

Intel Core i7-2700K

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: 1822 vs 1469
3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5740 vs 1561
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	1822 vs 1469
PassMark - CPU mark	5740 vs 1561
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

1469

1822

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1561

5740

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	1469	1822
PassMark - CPU mark	1561	5740
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	2253	2241
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)