Intel Pentium G870 vs Intel Core i7-3770T

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G870 and Intel Core i7-3770T 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G870

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Launch date June 2012 vs April 2012

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-3770T

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 6 more threads: 8 vs 2
  • Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
  • Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 69.8°C vs 69.1°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • 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 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1830 vs 1467
  • 3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5444 vs 1546
  • Around 40% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 754 vs 538
  • 2.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2820 vs 977
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 8 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Maximum core temperature 69.8°C vs 69.1°C
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
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)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1830 vs 1467
PassMark - CPU mark 5444 vs 1546
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 754 vs 538
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2820 vs 977

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G870
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-3770T

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1467
1830
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1546
5444
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
538
754
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
977
2820
Name Intel Pentium G870 Intel Core i7-3770T
PassMark - Single thread mark 1467 1830
PassMark - CPU mark 1546 5444
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 538 754
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 977 2820
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 7.681
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 9.952
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.302
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.849
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.286
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2442
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2442

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium G870 Intel Core i7-3770T

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Ivy Bridge
Launch date June 2012 April 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $97 $330
Place in performance rating 2249 2242
Price now $97 $329.99
Processor Number G870 i7-3770T
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 8.58 7.32
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.10 GHz 2.50 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 131 mm 160 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 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 69.1°C 69.8°C
Maximum frequency 3.1 GHz 3.70 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2 8
Transistor count 504 million 1400 million
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 70 °C

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 21 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066/1333 DDR3 1333/1600

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 850 MHz 650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz 1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.1 GHz 1.15 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 4000
Device ID 0x162

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2 3
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 FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt
Thermal Solution 2011B

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 2.0 3.0
PCIe configurations up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key 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
Intel® TSX-NI

Virtualization

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