Intel Pentium G4560 2-core LGA1151
Hyper-threading on its 2-core, 3.5GHz Kaby Lake design delivers a responsive 4-thread experience rarely found in budget processors. The 54W TDP and included boxed cooler make it a simple drop-in upgrade for any LGA1151 motherboard. This CPU is best for cost-conscious builders assembling a basic office PC or home theater system.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong feature (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong platform (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (11th percentile)
- Below average ai (30th percentile)
- Below average multi thread (32nd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Based on 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Brand | Intel |
| Series | Pentium |
| Model | G4560 |
| Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Class | desktop |
| Process | 14 |
Cores & Clocks
| Cores | 2 |
| Threads | 4 |
| Base Clock | 3500 |
| Boost Clock | 3500 |
Cache
| L2 Cache | 0.5 |
| L3 Cache | 3 MB |
Performance
| PassMark Multi | 3529 |
| PassMark Single | 2079 |
Memory
| Memory Type | DDR4 |
| Max Speed | 2400 |
| Channels | 2 |
| Max Memory | 64 |
Platform & Power
| Socket | LGA1151 |
| PCIe | 3 |
| PCIe Lanes | 16 |
| TDP | 54 |
| Unlocked | No |
Graphics & AI
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 610 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Intel Pentium G4560 | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 | SMC EPYC 9555P | CG CHIPS GATE EPYC 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 1PC New 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 Communications Processor | HP Xeon P67080-B21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 2 | 8 | 32 | 64 | 24 | 16 |
| Threads | 4 | 16 | 64 | 128 | 48 | 32 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 3500 | 5200 | 3500 | 4400 | 4000 | 3900 |
| L3 Cache Mb | 3 | 96 | 256 | 256 | 128 | 37.5 |
| Tdp W | 54 | 120 | 200 | 360 | 200 | 195 |
| Socket | LGA1151 | AM5 | Socket A/Socket 462 (PGA 462) | AMD Socket SP5 | AMD Socket SP3 | LGA 4677 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 610 | AMD Radeon Graphics | No | - | - | No |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Feature | Platform | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Multi Thread | Social Proof | Single Thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Pentium G4560 | 29.9 | 69.5 | 66.3 | 10.9 | 45.4 | 32.1 | 96.6 | 57.8 |
| AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Compare | 91.3 | 98.5 | 95.1 | 92.4 | 87.7 | 90 | 96.6 | 95.7 |
| Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 Compare | 99.1 | 90.7 | 76.2 | 0 | 97.4 | 99.2 | 1.5 | 89.3 |
| SMC EPYC 9555P Compare | 99.3 | 76.9 | 96.8 | 0 | 90.7 | 99.5 | 1.5 | 88.7 |
| CG CHIPS GATE EPYC 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 1PC New 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 Communications Processor Compare | 94.8 | 76.9 | 84.1 | 0 | 83.8 | 94.4 | 38.3 | 80.2 |
| HP Xeon P67080-B21 Compare | 91.7 | 76.9 | 90.7 | 0 | 78.2 | 90.9 | 1.5 | 80.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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