Intel Core i7-5650U vs Intel Pentium G870

Intel Core i7-5650U
MOBILE
2200 MHz / Cores: 2 / unknown
Intel Core i7-5650U
Intel Pentium G870
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3100 MHz / Cores: 2 / Jun 2012
Intel Pentium G870

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i7-5650U
    134%
  • Intel Pentium G870
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-5650U
    123%
  • Intel Pentium G870
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-5650U
    146%
  • Intel Pentium G870
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-5650U

Much higher single threaded performance (around 23% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 46% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
50 watts lower power draw.
Around 34% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Pentium G870

None

Intel Core i7-5650U

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-5650U

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i7-5650U

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-5650U

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-5650UIntel Pentium G870
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
EIST
64-bit
XD bit
VT-x
Smart Cache
ADX
RDSEED
PREFETCHW
HTT
AVX
Intel 64
AES-NI

Architecture

Intel Core i7-5650UIntel Pentium G870
ArchitectureIntel_BroadwellvsIntel_SandyBridge
MarketMobilevsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
CodenameBroadwell-UvsSandy Bridge
Release DateunknownvsJun 2012

Cores

Intel Core i7-5650UIntel Pentium G870
Cores2vs2
Threads4vs2
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 6000vsIntel HD (Sandy Bridge)

Cache

Intel Core i7-5650UIntel Pentium G870
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache4096 KB (shared)vs3072 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i7-5650UIntel Pentium G870
SocketvsIntel Socket 1155
Max Case Temp105°Cvsunknown
PackagevsFC-LGA10
Die Sizeunknownvs131mm²
Process14 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-5650UIntel Pentium G870
Cpu Frequency2200 MHzvs3100 MHz
Turbo Clock3200 MHzvsnone
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP15 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-5650U
    3584 points
  • Intel Pentium G870
    3100 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-5650U
    5913 points
  • Intel Pentium G870
    6200 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i7-5650U
    6062
  • Intel Pentium G870
    3816

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i7-5650U
    2992
  • Intel Pentium G870
    2177

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-5650U
    112
  • Intel Pentium G870 (simulated)
    102.22

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-5650U
    296
  • Intel Pentium G870 (simulated)
    220.76

points - higher is better