Will Intel release Pentium processors with 4 cores in future?

[www.senguptasagnique]

Can Intel release 9th or 10th Gen pentium processors with 4 cores? Pentium currently has only 2 cores, which is beaten by most competitors like Ryzen.

 

[gingerrankin]

Pentium Gold of the 8th gen are not Ryzen's competitors. They are quite cheaper processors with 2 cores and 4 t. designed for light equipment.
 
I3 are the competitors of Ryzen 3.
i5 are the competitors of Ryzen 5.
i7 are competitors of Ryzen 7.

The classification is a question of marketing and therefore it is not possible to know if in the ninth generation will have 4 cores. What can be ventured is that they will be the last processors to enter the market.

 

[TerryLaze]

Can Intel release 9th or 10th Gen pentium processors with 4 cores? Pentium currently has only 2 cores, which is beaten by most competitors like Ryzen.

I3-7100 is basically the same as the G4620 they do very well against ryzen quad cores even in CPU tests and in games anyway.
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/Ryzen_7_2700/19.html

 

[dontlistentome]

Intel reacts to pressure from AMD. Right now AMD is pushing against Intel with Ryzen 3 CPUs and higher.

So then, what reason does Intel have to make Pentiums quad core? Right now, if you are buying a CPU in the Pentium price range, AMD doesn't have anything competitive. Right now I could buy a Coffee Lake Pentium for $65 and the least expensive Ryzen is $99, a completely different price point.

Intel could offer quad core Pentiums to undercut AMD's Ryzen 3s, but then Intel would be undercutting their own i3s too.