Pentium G4560 vs Core i3-7100

[mikeymikec]

Partly as a result of some price-related shenanigans in the UK, I started poring over the specs a bit.

G4560:
https://ark.intel.com/products/97143/Intel-Pentium-Processor-G4560-3M-Cache-3_50-GHz

Core i3-7100:
https://ark.intel.com/products/97455/Intel-Core-i3-7100-Processor-3M-Cache-3_90-GHz

Anandtech bench comparison:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1885?vs=1889

It seems to me that the G4560 is mostly like a lower-clocked i3, it doesn't differ as greatly as previous generation Pentiums did, for example it is a dual-core with hyperthreading. Is AVX 2.0 likely to get used much in general-purpose computing at any point soon?

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Partly as a result of some price-related shenanigans in the UK, I started poring over the specs a bit.

G4560:
https://ark.intel.com/products/97143/Intel-Pentium-Processor-G4560-3M-Cache-3_50-GHz

Core i3-7100:
https://ark.intel.com/products/97455/Intel-Core-i3-7100-Processor-3M-Cache-3_90-GHz

Anandtech bench comparison:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1885?vs=1889

It seems to me that the G4560 is mostly like a lower-clocked i3, it doesn't differ as greatly as previous generation Pentiums did, for example it is a dual-core with hyperthreading. Is AVX 2.0 likely to get used much in general-purpose computing at any point soon?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Vector_Extensions#Applications

Linux software RAID and SSH are both things that matter to a lot of sysadmin types. For general-purpose stuff, I would say "probably not for a while yet."

The G4560 is kind of a diamond in the rough a/t/m. We've had a few threads on it here.

 

[Space Tyrant]

For something like an Asrock Deskmini -- which is where I use my i3 -- I'd pay a few bucks more for the Pentium 4600 over the 4560 in order to get the HD 630 IGP.

The i3's are looking less appealing. If I were assembling a Deskmini now, I'd use a Pentium.

 

[Azuma Hazuki]

I'll go further and say the i3 as it is has no more place being sold at all. We need the stack reorganized. Celeron should be 2c/2t, Pentium should be 2c/4t, i3 should be 4c/4t, i5 should be 4c/8t, and i7 should be 6c/12t. With any luck Intel will pull its head out with CFL-S and do just that.

 

[VirtualLarry]

The G4560 is a sweet, sweet CPU, when considering performance per $. Much less so paying current ebay scalper prices for one, though, just because they're popular and hyped on YouTube for budget gaming rigs.

I own a few of them, they really are pretty decent overall.

They blow away the G3258 @ 4.0, in many/most things (especially in AAA gaming, the extra threads help).

 

[kwalkingcraze]

I still haven't looked at the new Pentium Kaby Lake yet because I've yet to find one for $35, last sold with previous-model Pentium G3470.