Is there a 7th generation Pentium G4560

[rah21128]

I am building a computer, and I was thinking about doing something like this:

Motherboard: LGA 1151 H110
Processor: Intel Pentium G4560
Graphic card: AMD R7 360
Memory RAM: 8gb DDR4

But then I found out about Intel Optane, and I read that it only works with 7th generation Processor. So I googled if there's a 7th genaration Pentium G4560 and I found it for sale. I don't know if it's really a 7th genaration Pentium or a scam, because I've been told in the past that a 7th generation pentium doesn't exist. So does it exist? And will it work with this Motherboard? Or do I have to buy a new one?

 

[volkgren]

Pentium G4560 is 7th-gen Kaby Lake.

One thing is the the H110 chipset must get a BIOS update in order to be compatible with 7th-gen. So, it would be better if you got a B250 chipset motherboard to ensure out of the box compatibility.

Another thing is the R7 360 is old. I would suggest gettinga current-gen GPU. (RX 560, GTX 1050, etc.)

Finally, there are 8th-gen Pentiums w/ Hyper-Threading.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium Gold G5400 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.00 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($91.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $221.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-06 16:43 EDT-0400

 

[rah21128]

Pentium G4560 is 7th-gen Kaby Lake.

One thing is the the H110 chipset must get a BIOS update in order to be compatible with 7th-gen. So, it would be better if you got a B250 chipset motherboard to ensure out of the box compatibility.

Another thing is the R7 360 is old. I would suggest gettinga current-gen GPU. (RX 560, GTX 1050, etc.)

Finally, there are 8th-gen Pentiums w/ Hyper-Threading.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium Gold G5400 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.00 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($91.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $221.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-06 16:43 EDT-0400

I know the R7 360 is old but I already have an unused one and I don't have the money to buy another one, so maybe I'll upgrade it in the future.

What is Hyper-Threading?

 

[volkgren]

Well if you already have the R7 360 then use it. Nothign wrong with that.

Hyper-Threading give one processing core 2 threads to process code instead of just one. It increases core peformance by about 30%. So a dual-core w/ hyper-threading has 2 physical cores and 4 logical cores. Much better than a simple dual-core without hyper-threading.

Some Pentiums do not have hyper-threading. So get one that does have it.

Check https://ark.intel.com/products/129951/Intel-Pentium-Gold-G5400-Processor-4M-Cache-3_70-GHz

See under performance it says

# of Cores
2
# of Threads
4

you want a processor with at least 4 threads for today's gaming.

AMD has a similar technology called SMT (Simultaneous Multi-Threading). The Ryzen 3 1300X does not have SMT, while the Ryzen 5 1400 does have SMT. Both are quad-core except the 1400 has 8 threads instead of just 4.

 

[Gon Freecss]

Intel Optane Memory technology is not supported by Pentiums. You would need to get an i3 at the least.

Go for an i3-8100 and an H310 motherboard.

 

[volkgren]

Intel Optane Memory technology is not supported by Pentiums. You would need to get an i3 at the least.

Go for an i3-8100 and an H310 motherboard.

Wow, forgot about that little fact. Might be important to know.