Intel Pentium G860T Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Pentium G860T features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2012 and belongs to the 3 generation of the Intel Pentium series. To use the Intel Pentium G860T, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1155 socket.
Name: Intel Pentium G860T
Family: Intel Pentium
Group: Intel Pentium G800
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium G860T has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium G860T is 2.6 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 2
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.6 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium G860T has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Pentium G860T 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: 0.65 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 35 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): 35 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium G860T 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: Q2/2012
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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