Intel Core i7-8700 vs Intel Pentium G850

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,959

Rank #265

vs
4,437

Rank #1,347

5,959
4,437

Core i7-8700 wins by 25.5% (Rank #265 vs #1347)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,244

Rank #190

vs
4,467

Rank #1,321

6,244
4,467

Core i7-8700 wins by 28.5% (Rank #190 vs #1321)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,532

Rank #387

vs
4,392

Rank #1,474

5,532
4,392

Core i7-8700 wins by 20.6% (Rank #387 vs #1474)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,865

Rank #470

vs
4,515

Rank #1,418

4,865
4,515

Core i7-8700 wins by 7.2% (Rank #470 vs #1418)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,917

Rank #472

vs
4,477

Rank #1,469

4,917
4,477

Core i7-8700 wins by 8.9% (Rank #472 vs #1469)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,921

Rank #448

vs
4,500

Rank #1,402

4,921
4,500

Core i7-8700 wins by 8.6% (Rank #448 vs #1402)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i7-8700 Pentium G850 Diff
Cores
6
2
+66.7%
Threads
12
2
+83.3%
Base Frequency
3,200 MHz
2,900 MHz
+9.4%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,600 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
4,500 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (3 cores)
4,400 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (4 cores)
4,300 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
32x
29x
+9.4%
L1 Cache
384 KB
62 KB
+83.7%
L2 Cache
2 MiB
0 MiB
+83.7%
L3 Cache
12 MiB
3 MiB
+76.2%
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
64 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
40 GB/s
21 GB/s
+47.2%
PCIe Lanes
16
16
0%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
65 W
0%
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
32 nm
56.3% less

General Information

Specification Core i7-8700 Pentium G850
Designer Intel Intel
Family Core --
Series i7-8000 --
Model Number i7-8700 G850
Microarchitecture Coffee Lake --
Core Name Coffee Lake S Sandy Bridge
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 158 --
Socket LGA-1151 FCLGA1155
Package FCLGA-1151 FC-LGA10
Chipset 300 --
Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR3 1066/1333
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 3.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 1x16
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $303.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Core i7-8700
Intel
Pentium G850
Intel

Family

Core i7-8700
Core
Pentium G850
--

Series

Core i7-8700
i7-8000
Pentium G850
--

Model Number

Core i7-8700
i7-8700
Pentium G850
G850

Microarchitecture

Core i7-8700
Coffee Lake
Pentium G850
--

Core Name

Core i7-8700
Coffee Lake S
Pentium G850
Sandy Bridge

Core Family

Core i7-8700
6
Pentium G850
--

Core Model

Core i7-8700
158
Pentium G850
--

Socket

Core i7-8700
LGA-1151
Pentium G850
FCLGA1155

Package

Core i7-8700
FCLGA-1151
Pentium G850
FC-LGA10

Chipset

Core i7-8700
300
Pentium G850
--

Memory Type

Core i7-8700
DDR4-2666
Pentium G850
DDR3 1066/1333

ECC Support

Core i7-8700
No
Pentium G850
No

PCIe Revision

Core i7-8700
3.0
Pentium G850
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core i7-8700
1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Pentium G850
1x16

Market Segment

Core i7-8700
Desktop
Pentium G850
Desktop

Release Price

Core i7-8700
$303.00
Pentium G850
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i7-8700
Yes
Pentium G850
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i7-8700 Pentium G850
Process 14 nm 32 nm
Die Area 149 mm² 131 mm²
Transistor Count -- 0.00 billion
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i7-8700
14 nm
Pentium G850
32 nm

Die Area

Core i7-8700
149 mm²
Pentium G850
131 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i7-8700
--
Pentium G850
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Core i7-8700
Intel
Pentium G850
Intel

Technology

Core i7-8700
CMOS
Pentium G850
--

Word Size

Core i7-8700
64-bit
Pentium G850
64-bit

ISA

Core i7-8700
x86-64 (x86)
Pentium G850
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i7-8700 Pentium G850
GPU UHD Graphics 630 HD Graphics
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1200 MHz 1100 MHz
Execution Units 24 --

GPU

Core i7-8700
UHD Graphics 630
Pentium G850
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Core i7-8700
Intel
Pentium G850
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core i7-8700
1200 MHz
Pentium G850
1100 MHz

Execution Units

Core i7-8700
24
Pentium G850
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i7-8700 Pentium G850
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
MPX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SGX
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64