Intel® Pentium® G870

The Intel Pentium G870 is a desktop processor with 2 cores and 2 threads, built on the Sandy Bridge architecture. It launched in Jun 2012. A 3-MB L3 cache backs the cores (2.1 MB per core). It supports DDR3 memory. It uses the FCLGA1155 socket. Rated TDP is 65 W.

The Intel Pentium G870 scores 1,241 in single-core performance and 1,329 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 1,284 for overall performance, 2,601 for productivity performance, 2,965 for creator performance, 1,238 for engineering performance and 4,055 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 665 per core, 665 per thread and 20 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 159. Its performance index is 16, so its overall performance is 84% below the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the Intel Pentium G870 scores 5,609 in integer math, 2,800 in floating-point math, 25,061 in compression, 259 in cryptography, 155 in physics simulation, 945 in vector SIMD, 10 in the prime sieve and 3,240 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 90% below in integer math, 94% below in floating-point math, 89% below in compression, 98% below in cryptography, 86% below in physics simulation, 94% below in vector SIMD, 85% below in the prime sieve and 86% below in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The Intel Pentium G870 has 2 physical cores and runs 2 logical threads. It does not use a hybrid performance and efficiency core layout. It does not support simultaneous multithreading, so its thread count equals its core count. It runs at a base clock of 3.10 GHz.

The Intel Pentium G870 is a desktop processor, belongs to the Intel Pentium family, uses the Sandy Bridge architecture and carries the codename Sandy Bridge. It launched in Jun 2012.

The Intel Pentium G870 has 256 KB of L1 cache, 1 MB of L2 cache and 3 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 4.3 MB of cache, or 2.13 MB per core.

The Intel Pentium G870 has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 256 KB, L2 at 1 MB and L3 at 3 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 71% of the cache listed here.

The Intel Pentium G870 supports DDR3 memory and runs memory at up to 1,333 MT/s. It does not support DDR5, DDR4 and LPDDR memory.

The Intel Pentium G870 includes integrated graphics (HD Graphics (6 EUs)) and clocks the graphics up to 1.10 GHz.

The Intel Pentium G870 uses the FCLGA1155 socket.

The Intel Pentium G870 has a rated TDP of 65 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

Feex has recorded 53% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Pentium G870. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Efficiency Cores, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L2 Cache (per Core) and L4 Cache. Memory Support: Memory Channels, Memory Bandwidth and ECC Memory. Graphics: Execution Units, Display Outputs and Max Video Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package, Package Size and PCIe Lanes. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count, Foundry and Launch Price. Naming & Aliases: SKU, Model Number, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same FCLGA1155 socket as the Intel Pentium G870 and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Pentium G630, Intel Pentium G840, Intel Celeron G1610T, Intel Pentium G640 and Intel Celeron G550.