Intel Pentium G860 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Pentium G860 features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2011 and belongs to the 3 generation of the Intel Pentium series. To use the Intel Pentium G860, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1155 socket.
Name: Intel Pentium G860
Family: Intel Pentium
Group: Intel Pentium G800
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium G860 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium G860 is 3.0 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 2
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.0 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium G860 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Pentium G860 uses the Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1), which has 48 texture shaders and 6 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
GPU frequency: 0.85 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.1 GHz
Execution units: 6
Shaders: 48
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 6
Direct X: 10.1
Technology: 32 nm
Release date: Q2/2011

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: No

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 32.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Max. Memory: 32.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 21.3 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 65 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 65 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium G860 is manufactured using a 32 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 3.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 32 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1155
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 3.0 MB
Architecture: Sandy Bridge S
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date: Q3/2011
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
NoneC NoneT @ --
1457
1457
Intel Celeron 5205U
2C 2T @ 1.9 GHz
1455
1455
Intel Pentium G860
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
1455
1455
Intel Celeron 5205U
2C 2T @ 1.9 GHz
1455
1455
Intel Core i5-2467M
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
1450
1450

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-6006U
2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
1119
1119
AMD Athlon II X4 610e
4C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
1115
1115
Intel Pentium G860
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
1115
1115
AMD Athlon II X4 610e
4C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
1115
1115
Intel Pentium G3220T
2C 2T @ 2.6 GHz
1112
1112

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Pentium G2030
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
886
886
Intel Core i5-2557M
2C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
882
882
Intel Pentium G860
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
882
882
Intel Core i5-2557M
2C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
882
882
Intel Celeron J3455E
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
874
874

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
611
611
Qualcomm Snapdragon 765
NoneC NoneT @ --
611
611
Intel Pentium G860
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
611
611
Qualcomm Snapdragon 765
NoneC NoneT @ --
611
611
AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
611
611

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

Intel Pentium G2030
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
583
583
AMD Athlon II X4 645
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
575
575
Intel Pentium G860
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
574
574
Intel Pentium G2020
2C 2T @ 2.9 GHz
569
569
Intel Core i3-2370M
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
564
564

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
504
504
Intel Pentium G3240T
2C 2T @ 2.7 GHz
502
502
Intel Pentium G860
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
500
500
Intel Atom x6413E
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
498
498
Intel Celeron G1820
2C 2T @ 2.7 GHz
496
496