Intel Pentium G860 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2024-04-16

The Intel Pentium G860 has 2 cores with 2 threads and is based on the 3. gen of the Intel Pentium series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 1155 socket and was released in Q3/2011. The Intel Pentium G860 scores 611 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 1,115 points.

CPU lineage
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Name:	Intel Pentium G860
Family:	Intel Pentium (150)
CPU group:	Intel Pentium G800 (2)
Architecture:	Sandy Bridge S
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	3
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium G860 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium G860 is 3.00 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	2 / 2
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	2x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	No
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	3.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	--
Turbo Frequency (2 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.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium G860 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Pentium G860 uses the Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1), which has 48 texture shaders and 6 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 (Sandy Bridge GT1)
GPU frequency:	0.85 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.10 GHz
Compute units:	6
Shader:	48
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q2/2011

Max. displays:	2
Generation:	6
Direct X:	10.1
Technology:	32 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	2 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):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	No

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to 32 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

DDR3-1066 DDR3-1333	17.1 GB/s 21.3 GB/s
Max. Memory:	32 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	2.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth:	8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 65 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):	65 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

The Intel Pentium G860 is made in 32 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:	32 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	LGA 1155
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	3.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date:	Q3/2011
Release price:	--
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Pentium G860
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Pentium G860 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 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 i7-2655LE 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	614
	AMD FX-9370 8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz	613
	Intel Core M-5Y31 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	612
	Intel Pentium G860 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	611
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	611
	AMD EPYC 7551P 32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz	611
	Intel Xeon D-1537 8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz	610

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 N3450 4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	1122
	Intel Core i5-4302Y 2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	1120
	Intel Core i3-6006U 2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	1119
	Intel Pentium G860 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	1115
	AMD Athlon II X4 610e 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1115
	Intel Pentium G3220T 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	1112
	AMD Athlon II X3 460 3C 3T @ 3.40 GHz	1108

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 i3-550 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	505
	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 8C 16T @ 2.50 GHz	504
	Intel Pentium G3240T 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	502
	Intel Pentium G860 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	500
	Intel Atom x6413E 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	498
	Intel Core i3-3240T 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	496
	Intel Celeron G1820 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	496

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 Pentium G3240T 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	892
	Intel Core i3-530 2C 4T @ 2.93 GHz	890
	Intel Pentium G2030 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	886
	Intel Pentium G860 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	882
	Intel Core i5-2557M 2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz	882
	Intel Celeron J3455E 4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	874
	Intel Celeron J3455 4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	874

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.


	MediaTek Helio X20 ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.78 GHz	106
	Intel Atom x6214RE Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (16 EU) @ 0.40 GHz	106
	Intel Atom x6414RE Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (16 EU) @ 0.40 GHz	106
	Intel Pentium G860 Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.10 GHz	106
	Intel Core i3-2115C Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz	106
	Intel Core i3-2130 Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz	106
	Intel Core i3-2120T Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz	106

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 E2-3200 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	1471
	Intel Pentium J3710 4C 4T @ 2.64 GHz	1465
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 6C 6T @ 1.80 GHz	1457
	Intel Pentium G860 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	1455
	Intel Celeron 5205U 2C 2T @ 1.90 GHz	1455
	Intel Core i5-2467M 2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	1450
	Intel Core i3-4020Y 2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	1444

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 Celeron G1840 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	585
	Intel Pentium G2030 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	583
	AMD Athlon II X4 645 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	575
	Intel Pentium G860 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	574
	Intel Pentium G2020 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	569
	Intel Core i3-2370M 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	564
	AMD Phenom II X4 945 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	564

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,488 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,461 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,755 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,703 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,026 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,392 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
733 entries

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