Intel Pentium D1517 vs Intel Pentium G860

Let's find out which one of Intel Pentium D1517 and Intel Pentium G860 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Pentium D1517 Intel Pentium G860
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  Intel Pentium Intel Pentium
• Generation
  5 2
• CPU group
  Intel Pentium D Intel Pentium G800

In this block we are going to compare Intel Pentium D1517 vs Intel Pentium G860 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  1.60 GHz 3.00 GHz
• CPU Cores
  4 2
• Turbo (1 Core)
  2.20 GHz No turbo
• CPU Threads
  8 2
• Hyperthreading
  Yes No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Pentium D1517 and Intel Pentium G860 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
• GPU frequency
  0.85 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 1.10 GHz
• Execution units
  6
• Shader
  48
• Max. displays
  2
• Generation
  6
• DirectX Version
  10.1
• Technology
  32 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2011

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Pentium D1517 and Intel Pentium G860. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  No Decode / Encode
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No No
• VC-1
  No Decode
• JPEG
  No No

To choose the best model between Intel Pentium D1517 and Intel Pentium G860 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-2133 DDR3-1066DDR3-1333
• Max. Memory
  32 GB
• ECC
  Yes No
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  3.0 2.0
• PCIe lanes
  32 16

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Pentium D1517 and Intel Pentium G860.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Pentium D1517 or Intel Pentium G860? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  25 W 65 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Pentium D1517 and Intel Pentium G860 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2
• L3-Cache
  6.00 MB 3.00 MB
• Architecture
  Broadwell Sandy Bridge S
• Technology
  14 nm 32 nm
• Socket
  AM1 LGA 1155
• Release date
  Q4/2015 Q3/2011

List of devices based on Intel Pentium D1517 and Intel Pentium G860.

• Used in
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