Intel Pentium G4600 vs Intel Core i5-8600K
Summary
Intel Pentium G4600
100%
Intel Core i5-8600K
192%
Relative performance
Intel Pentium G4600
100%
Intel Core i5-8600K
121%
Relative performance
Intel Pentium G4600
100%
Intel Core i5-8600K
263%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Intel Pentium G4600 |
| 44 watts lower power draw. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-8600K |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 21% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 163% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| Around 92% higher average synthetic performance. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-8600K
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-8600K
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Pentium G4600 | | Intel Core i5-8600K | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| HTT | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| TSX | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| MPX | | | |
| SGX | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Pentium G4600 | | Intel Core i5-8600K | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_Kabylake | vs | Intel_Coffelake |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Kaby Lake | vs | Coffee Lake |
| Release Date | Jan 2017 | vs | Jan 2018 |
Cores
| Intel Pentium G4600 | | Intel Core i5-8600K | |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | vs | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | vs | 6 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 630 | vs | Intel UHD 630 |
Cache
| Intel Pentium G4600 | | Intel Core i5-8600K | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 3072 KB (shared) | vs | 9216 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Pentium G4600 | | Intel Core i5-8600K | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket 1151 | vs | Intel Socket 1151 |
| Max Case Temp | 65°C | vs | 72°C |
| Package | FC-LGA1151 | vs | FC-LGA1151 |
| Die Size | unknown | vs | 151mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| Intel Pentium G4600 | | Intel Core i5-8600K | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3600 MHz | vs | 3600 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | vs | 4300 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 51 W | vs | 95 W |
Intel Pentium G4600
4320 points
Intel Core i5-8600K
5160 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Pentium G4600
10368 points
Intel Core i5-8600K
25920 points
Points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better