Intel Core i3-5157U vs Intel Pentium G3460

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Intel Core i3-5157U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium G3460
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Pentium G3460

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-5157U or Intel Pentium G3460 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i3-5157U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-5157U was released in Q1/2015.

The Intel Pentium G3460 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium G3460 was released in Q3/2014.
Intel Core i3 (202) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Core i 5000U (16) CPU group Intel Pentium G3000 (14)
5 Generation 5
Broadwell U Architecture Haswell S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Core i3-4158U Predecessor --
Intel Core i3-6157U Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-5157U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz. The Intel Pentium G3460 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.50 GHz.

Intel Core i3-5157U Characteristic Intel Pentium G3460
2 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz Frequency 3.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i3-5157U Characteristic Intel Pentium G3460
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel Iris Graphics 6100 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
8 GPU Generation 7.5
14 nm Technology 22 nm
3 Max. displays 3
48 Compute units 10
384 Shader 80
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
16 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11.2 DirectX Version 11.1

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.

Intel Iris Graphics 6100 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i3-5157U supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium G3460 can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i3-5157U Characteristic Intel Pentium G3460
LPDDR3-1866, DDR3-1600 Memory DDR3-1600
16 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
12 PCIe lanes 16
6.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i3-5157U has a TDP of 28 W, that of the Intel Pentium G3460 is 53 W.

Intel Core i3-5157U Characteristic Intel Pentium G3460
28 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 53 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
23 W TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-5157U has a 3.00 MB cache, while the Intel Pentium G3460 cache has a total of 3.00 MB.

Intel Core i3-5157U Characteristic Intel Pentium G3460
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
BGA 1168 Socket LGA 1150
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2015 Release date Q3/2014
-- Release price 82 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
620 (79%)
Intel Pentium G3460 Intel Pentium G3460
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
785 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1398 (90%)
Intel Pentium G3460 Intel Pentium G3460
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
1546 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
793 (100%)
Intel Pentium G3460 Intel Pentium G3460
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
732 (92%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1583 (100%)
Intel Pentium G3460 Intel Pentium G3460
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
1402 (89%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
Intel Iris Graphics 6100 @ 1.00 GHz
768 (100%)
Intel Pentium G3460 Intel Pentium G3460
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.10 GHz
176 (23%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
2599 (100%)
Intel Pentium G3460 Intel Pentium G3460
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
2191 (84%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
102 (74%)
Intel Pentium G3460 Intel Pentium G3460
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
137 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
263 (100%)
Intel Pentium G3460 Intel Pentium G3460
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
263 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Pentium G3460
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