Pentium G4500T vs Core m3-7Y30

The Pentium G4500T packs 2 cores / 2 threads, matching the Core m3-7Y30's 2 cores. Boost clocks reach 3 GHz on the Pentium G4500T versus 2.6 GHz on the Core m3-7Y30 — a 14.3% clock advantage for the Pentium G4500T (base: 3 GHz vs 1 GHz). The Pentium G4500T uses the Skylake (2015−2016) architecture (14 nm), while the Core m3-7Y30 uses Kaby Lake (2016−2019) (14 nm). In PassMark, the Pentium G4500T scores 2,399 against the Core m3-7Y30's 2,418 — a 0.8% lead for the Core m3-7Y30. Geekbench 6 single-core — the metric most relevant to gaming — records 701 vs 768, a 9.1% lead for the Core m3-7Y30 that directly translates to higher frame rates. Multi-core Geekbench: 1,260 vs 1,481 (16.1% advantage for the Core m3-7Y30). L3 cache: 3 MB on the Pentium G4500T vs 4 MB on the Core m3-7Y30.

The Pentium G4500T uses the LGA1151 socket (PCIe 3.0), while the Core m3-7Y30 uses FCBGA1515 (PCIe 3.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard. Maximum memory speed reaches DDR4-2133 on the Pentium G4500T versus LPDDR3-1866 / DDR3L-1600 on the Core m3-7Y30 — the Pentium G4500T supports 28.6% faster memory, which can translate to measurable gains in memory-sensitive workloads. The Pentium G4500T supports up to 64 GB of RAM compared to 16 GB — 120% more capacity for professional workloads. Both feature 2-channel memory with ECC support. PCIe lanes: 16 (Pentium G4500T) vs 10 (Core m3-7Y30) — the Pentium G4500T offers 6 more lanes for additional GPUs or NVMe drives. Chipset compatibility: H110,B150,H170,Z170 (Pentium G4500T) and Kaby Lake-Y SoC (Core m3-7Y30).

Neither processor supports overclocking. Virtualization support: VT-x, VT-d (Pentium G4500T) vs VT-x / VT-d / EPT (Core m3-7Y30). Both include integrated graphics — Intel HD Graphics 530 (Pentium G4500T) and Intel HD Graphics 615 (Core m3-7Y30) — useful as a fallback for troubleshooting or display output without a dedicated GPU. Primary use case: Pentium G4500T targets Low Power Desktop, Core m3-7Y30 targets Ultra-portable.

The Pentium G4500T launched at $75 MSRP, while the Core m3-7Y30 debuted at $281. At current prices ($20 vs $281), the Pentium G4500T is $261 cheaper. In terms of value (PassMark points per dollar), the Pentium G4500T delivers 120.0 pts/$ vs 8.6 pts/$ for the Core m3-7Y30 — making the Pentium G4500T the 173.2% better value option.