Intel Pentium G2020T vs AMD Athlon II X2 245e

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G2020T and AMD Athlon II X2 245e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Pentium G2020T

AMD Athlon II X2 245e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G2020T

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1298 vs 1182
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1430 vs 1171
Around 30% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2242 vs 1727
Around 32% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3692 vs 2805

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2013 vs May 2010
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1298 vs 1182
PassMark - CPU mark	1430 vs 1171
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2242 vs 1727
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3692 vs 2805

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 245e

Around 16% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G2020T
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 245e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1298

1182

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1430

1171

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2242

1727

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3692

2805

Name	Intel Pentium G2020T	AMD Athlon II X2 245e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1298	1182
PassMark - CPU mark	1430	1171
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2242	1727
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3692	2805
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1349
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1349

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G2020T	AMD Athlon II X2 245e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Regor
Launch date	January 2013	May 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$64	$80
Place in performance rating	1581	1627
Price now	$47.60	$80
Processor Number	G2020T
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	15.26	6.28
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	94 mm	117 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count		410 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333	DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt
Thermal Solution	2011A
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)