Intel Core i7-8700K vs Intel Pentium G4500
Summary
Intel Core i7-8700K
311%
Intel Pentium G4500
100%
Relative performance
Intel Core i7-8700K
135%
Intel Pentium G4500
100%
Relative performance
Intel Core i7-8700K
487%
Intel Pentium G4500
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-8700K |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 35% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 387% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Around 211% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider Intel Pentium G4500 |
| 44 watts lower power draw. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-8700K
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-8700K
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Core i7-8700K | | Intel Pentium G4500 | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| HTT | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| TSX | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Core i7-8700K | | Intel Pentium G4500 | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_Coffelake | vs | Intel_Skylake |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR3, DDR4 |
| Codename | Coffee Lake | vs | Skylake |
| Release Date | Oct 2017 | vs | Sep 2015 |
Cores
| Intel Core i7-8700K | | Intel Pentium G4500 | |
|---|
| Cores | 6 | vs | 2 |
| Threads | 12 | vs | 2 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD 630 | vs | Intel HD 530 |
Cache
| Intel Core i7-8700K | | Intel Pentium G4500 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 12288 KB (shared) | vs | 4096 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Core i7-8700K | | Intel Pentium G4500 | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket 1151 | vs | Intel Socket 1151 |
| Max Case Temp | 72°C | vs | 65°C |
| Package | FC-LGA1151 | vs | |
| Die Size | 151mm² | vs | 150mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| Intel Core i7-8700K | | Intel Pentium G4500 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3700 MHz | vs | 3500 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4700 MHz | vs | none |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 95 W | vs | 51 W |
Intel Core i7-8700K
5640 points
Intel Pentium G4500
4025 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-8700K
31968 points
Intel Pentium G4500
8050 points
Points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better