what's in detail, the 4th Gen Intel® Pentium, supposed to refer

[abdulbadii]

I want to buy a certain cpu-specified laptop or desktop but many seller just tell -after other part specifications are told clearly,

cpu : the 4th Gen Intel® Pentium.

what actually does it refer to a specific intel cpu ?
anyone'd explain to me in clear detail please... ?

 

[LTC8K6]

We are currently on the 8th gen, Coffee Lake chips.

4th gen is Haswell chips, 3-4 years old.

All Haswell 4th gen Core chips are listed at Wiki, scroll down to Mobile and then to Pentium.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haswell_(microarchitecture)

https://ark.intel.com/#@PanelLabel122139

 

[JackTheBear]

Sounds like they are intentionally not disclosing the model #.

Also, if by 4th Gen Pentium they mean Pentium 4, it's pretty much worthless in 2017. You'd be far better served with any cheap laptop built in 2016/2017.

 

[JackTheBear]

We are currently on the 8th gen, Coffee Lake chips.

4th gen is Haswell chips, 3-4 years old.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haswell_(microarchitecture)

https://ark.intel.com/#@PanelLabel122139

4th Gen Core Architecture is Haswell. 4th Gen Pentium is probably something the seller doesn't want to clearly state what it is because it's worthless.

 

[LTC8K6]

They could be talking about the Kaby Lake Pentium mobile chips which are the 4000 series?

https://ark.intel.com/products/series/89613/Intel-Pentium-Processor-4000-Series#@mobile

 

[LTC8K6]

4th Gen Core Architecture is Haswell. 4th Gen Pentium is probably something the seller doesn't want to clearly state what it is because it's worthless.

Yeah, he needs to get the processor specific model.

 

[LTC8K6]

4th Gen Intel® Pentium

Written just like that, I would stay far away...

 

[CluelessOne]

4th Generation Intel Pentium without any other description most likely refer to an Atom based Pentium. Technically it is not a lie, but I would stay far away from it.

 

[hojnikb]

Could also be 4xxx series pentiums, like g4560