Intel Pentium G4600 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Pentium G4600 has 2 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 7. gen of the Intel Pentium series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 1151 socket and was released in Q1/2017. The Intel Pentium G4600 scores 958 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 2,127 points.
Intel Pentium G4600

At a glance

Name: Intel Pentium G4600
Family: Intel Pentium (150)
CPU group: Intel Pentium G4000 (5)
Architecture: Kaby Lake S
Technology: 14 nm
Segment: Desktop
Generation: 7
Predecessor: --
Successor: Intel Pentium Gold G5600

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium G4600 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium G4600 is 3.60 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 2 / 4
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 2x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): --
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Pentium G4600 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Pentium G4600 uses the Intel HD Graphics 630, which has 192 texture shaders and 24 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name: Intel HD Graphics 630
GPU frequency: 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.10 GHz
Compute units: 24
Shader: 192
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q2/2016
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 9.5
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 64 GB
Frame Generation: No

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.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 64 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR4-2400
38.4 GB/s
Max. Memory: 64 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: Yes
PCIe: 3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth: 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 51 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 51 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium G4600 is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 3.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1151
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 3.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date: Q1/2017
Release price: 71 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Pentium G4600 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
Intel Pentium G4520 Intel Pentium G4520
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
795
Intel Pentium Gold G6505T Intel Pentium Gold G6505T
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
788
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
788
Intel Pentium G4600 Intel Pentium G4600
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
786
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2
6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz
784
Intel Pentium Gold G5400 Intel Pentium Gold G5400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
780
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
778

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
Intel Pentium Gold G6405T Intel Pentium Gold G6405T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1680
Intel Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1680
Intel Core i5-2500S Intel Core i5-2500S
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1679
Intel Pentium G4600 Intel Pentium G4600
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1675
Intel Core i5-2400S Intel Core i5-2400S
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1618
AMD FX-6300 AMD FX-6300
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
1586
Intel Core i5-2300 Intel Core i5-2300
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1580

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 Xeon E5-1620 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
963
Intel Core i5-7500 Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
961
Intel Core i3-10100E Intel Core i3-10100E
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
960
Intel Pentium G4600 Intel Pentium G4600
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
958
Intel Pentium Gold G5500 Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
956
Intel Core i5-6685R Intel Core i5-6685R
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
951
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
950

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 Celeron G6900T Intel Celeron G6900T
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
2140
Intel Core i7-930 Intel Core i7-930
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
2134
Intel Pentium Gold G5420 Intel Pentium Gold G5420
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
2134
Intel Pentium G4600 Intel Pentium G4600
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
2127
Intel Core i7-870 Intel Core i7-870
4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz
2124
Intel Core i7-875K Intel Core i7-875K
4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz
2124
AMD FX-6350 AMD FX-6350
6C 6T @ 4.20 GHz
2091

Cinebench R20 Single-Core

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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.
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 AMD Ryzen 3 1200
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
333
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 AMD Ryzen 7 1700
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
331
Intel Core i7-5820K Intel Core i7-5820K
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
329
Intel Pentium G4600 Intel Pentium G4600
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
327
Intel Celeron G5905 Intel Celeron G5905
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
326
Intel Core i5-4460 Intel Core i5-4460
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
325
Intel Core i5-4590S Intel Core i5-4590S
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
321

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 Xeon X3440 Intel Xeon X3440
4C 8T @ 2.53 GHz
885
Intel Core i5-2400 Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
863
AMD FX-6300 AMD FX-6300
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
854
Intel Pentium G4600 Intel Pentium G4600
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
838
AMD FX-6200 AMD FX-6200
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
836
Intel Pentium G4560 Intel Pentium G4560
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
824
AMD FX-8100 AMD FX-8100
8C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
796

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.
AMD A8-6500 AMD A8-6500
AMD Radeon HD 8570D @ 0.84 GHz
432
AMD A8-6600K AMD A8-6600K
AMD Radeon HD 8570D @ 0.84 GHz
432
AMD FX-7500 AMD FX-7500
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri) @ 0.55 GHz
425
Intel Pentium G4600 Intel Pentium G4600
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422
Intel Core i5-7500 Intel Core i5-7500
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422
Intel Core i5-7600T Intel Core i5-7600T
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422
Intel Core i5-7500T Intel Core i5-7500T
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422

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.
AMD FX-7500 AMD FX-7500
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
3616
AMD A8-5500B AMD A8-5500B
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
3615
Intel Core i5-4460T Intel Core i5-4460T
4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
3615
Intel Pentium G4600 Intel Pentium G4600
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
3602
Intel Core i3-4360 Intel Core i3-4360
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
3592
Intel Pentium Gold G6400T Intel Pentium Gold G6400T
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
3592
Intel Core i3-4170 Intel Core i3-4170
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
3585

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i3-6100 Intel Core i3-6100
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1045
Intel Pentium Gold G5400 Intel Pentium Gold G5400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1044
AMD Athlon 3000G AMD Athlon 3000G
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1040
Intel Pentium G4600 Intel Pentium G4600
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1021
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
1021
Intel Xeon E5450 Intel Xeon E5450
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
1019
Intel Core i3-4170 Intel Core i3-4170
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1003

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 i3-6300 Intel Core i3-6300
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
156
Intel Core i5-6685R Intel Core i5-6685R
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
156
Intel Core i5-8600T Intel Core i5-8600T
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
156
Intel Pentium G4600 Intel Pentium G4600
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
155
Intel Core i5-9500T Intel Core i5-9500T
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
155
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
155
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
155

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 Xeon E3-1235L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
401
Intel Pentium Gold G6400E Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
397
Intel Pentium Gold G5420 Intel Pentium Gold G5420
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
395
Intel Pentium G4600 Intel Pentium G4600
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
392
Intel Core i3-6100 Intel Core i3-6100
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
392
AMD Athlon 3000G AMD Athlon 3000G
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
388
Intel Core i3-4370 Intel Core i3-4370
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
387

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