Intel Pentium G870 vs Intel Core i7-3820

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G870 and Intel Core i7-3820 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 i7-3820

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G870

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 69.1°C vs 66.8°C
2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt

Launch date	June 2012 vs February 2012
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C vs 66.8°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-3820

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
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
3.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 64.23 GB vs 32 GB
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1744 vs 1469
3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5779 vs 1561
Around 41% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 756 vs 538
3.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3163 vs 977

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	10240 KB (shared) vs 3072 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	64.23 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1744 vs 1469
PassMark - CPU mark	5779 vs 1561
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	756 vs 538
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3163 vs 977

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G870
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-3820

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1469

1744

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1561

5779

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

538

756

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

977

3163

Name	Intel Pentium G870	Intel Core i7-3820
PassMark - Single thread mark	1469	1744
PassMark - CPU mark	1561	5779
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	538	756
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	977	3163
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3318
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.665
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		84.218
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.267
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.758

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G870	Intel Core i7-3820
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Sandy Bridge E
Launch date	June 2012	February 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$97	$400
Place in performance rating	2253	2236
Price now	$97	$199.99
Processor Number	G870	i7-3820
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	8.58	13.26
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	3.60 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	131 mm	294 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)	10240 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C	66.8°C
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	8
Transistor count	504 million	1270 million
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		67 °C
VID voltage range		0.600V – 1.350V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	64.23 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3 1066/1333/1600
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	52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	40
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® SSE4.2, 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® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Smart Response technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)