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.
Cores 2
Threads 4
Boost Clock 3500 MHz
L3 Cache 3 MB
TDP 54 W
Socket LGA1151
Integrated Graphics Intel HD Graphics 610
42 Overall Score
Price $66
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
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has held steady over time
65/100Our AI sentiment read
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 5 5500 | Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 | be quiet! Ryzen 3 Dark Rock Pro 5 | fosa1 fosa4ycn78izud | Thermal Grizzly Ryzen 7 CSF-AM5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 2 | 6 | 32 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Threads | 4 | 12 | 64 | 4 | 12 | - |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 3500 | 4200 | 3500 | 3400 | 3060 | - |
| L3 Cache Mb | 3 | 16 | 256 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Tdp W | 54 | 65 | 200 | 270 | 95 | - |
| Socket | LGA1151 | AM4 | Socket A/Socket 462 (PGA 462) | AM4 | LGA1366 | AM5 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 610 | None | 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 5 5500 Compare | 73.9 | 88.9 | 71.8 | 50.6 | 84.8 | 75.3 | 96.6 | 81.5 |
| Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 Compare | 99.1 | 90.7 | 76.2 | 0 | 97.4 | 99.2 | 1.5 | 89.3 |
| be quiet! Ryzen 3 Dark Rock Pro 5 Compare | 47.9 | 62.3 | 60.7 | 0 | 32.8 | 44.4 | 90.7 | 50.5 |
| fosa1 fosa4ycn78izud Compare | 26 | 20.2 | 65 | 0 | 24.9 | 24.8 | 65.1 | 36.4 |
| Thermal Grizzly Ryzen 7 CSF-AM5 Compare | 3.5 | 20.2 | 17.7 | 0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 96.6 | 3.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
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