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Intel Pentium G4560 vs Intel Q8400

    Intel Pentium G4560 Cpu
    Intel Pentium G4560
      Intel Q8400 Cpu
      Intel Q8400
      Editiorial reviews
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      4 editorial reviews
      Hyper-Threading in a Pentium? It's blasphemy, and also pretty cool.Read more
      Set at 3.5GHz, the Pentium G4560 is poised to be the bargain CPU of 2017. It's only 200MHz slower than the much loved Core i3-6100, amazing news...Read more
      Kaby Lake's improved transistors allow Intel to clock its Pentium CPUs a few hundred megahertz higher. More important, though, the company arms them with Hyper-Threading technology. We test the Pentium G4620 and G4560 models to gauge their value.Read more
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      HotHardware takes an in depth look at the Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400, affordable 45nm quad-core processor.Read more
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      User rating
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      Full Comparison

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      General

      Intel Pentium G4560Intel Pentium G4560
      Intel Q8400Intel Q8400
      Processor socketLGA 1151LGA 775
      Operating modes64-bit64-bit

      Processor

      Intel Pentium G4560Intel Pentium G4560
      Intel Q8400Intel Q8400
      Clock speed3.5 GHz2.66 GHz
      Number of cores24
      Number of threads44
      Thermal Design Power (TDP)54.0 W95.0 W
      Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in
      Bus typeDMI3FSB
      Idle statesyesyes

      Memory

      Intel Pentium G4560Intel Pentium G4560
      Intel Q8400Intel Q8400
      Cache3 MB4 MB

      Features

      Intel Pentium G4560Intel Pentium G4560
      Intel Q8400Intel Q8400
      Thermal monitoring technologiesyesyes
      Execute disable bityesyes

      Pros & Cons

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          Cons

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