Intel Pentium G620 vs Intel Core i7-3970X
Summary
Intel Pentium G620
100%
Intel Core i7-3970X
417%
Relative performance
Intel Pentium G620
100%
Intel Core i7-3970X
190%
Relative performance
Intel Pentium G620
100%
Intel Core i7-3970X
644%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Intel Pentium G620 |
| 85 watts lower power draw. |
| Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i7-3970X. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-3970X |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 90% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 544% 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 317% higher average synthetic performance. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-3970X
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-3970X
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Pentium G620 | | Intel Core i7-3970X | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| Hyper-Threading | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Pentium G620 | | Intel Core i7-3970X | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_SandyBridge | vs | Intel_SandyBridge |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Sandy Bridge | vs | Sandy Bridge-E |
| Release Date | May 2011 | vs | Nov 2012 |
Cores
| Intel Pentium G620 | | Intel Core i7-3970X | |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | vs | 6 |
| Threads | 2 | vs | 12 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | vs | No |
Cache
| Intel Pentium G620 | | Intel Core i7-3970X | |
|---|
| 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 | 15360 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Pentium G620 | | Intel Core i7-3970X | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket 1155 | vs | Intel Socket 2011 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | 70°C |
| Package | FC-LGA10 | vs | FC-LGA10 |
| Die Size | 131mm² | vs | 435mm² |
| Process | 32 nm | vs | 32 nm |
Performance
| Intel Pentium G620 | | Intel Core i7-3970X | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 2600 MHz | vs | 3500 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | vs | 4000 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | 1.35 V |
| TDP | 65 W | vs | 150 W |
Intel Pentium G620
2600 points
Intel Core i7-3970X
4000 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Pentium G620
5200 points
Intel Core i7-3970X
25200 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Pentium G620
3160
Intel Core i7-3970X
20077
points - higher is better
Intel Pentium G620
1904
Intel Core i7-3970X
3616
points - higher is better
Intel Pentium G620
3245
Intel Core i7-3970X
20578
points - higher is better
Intel Pentium G620
1811
Intel Core i7-3970X
3477
points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better