AMD Athlon 64 3100+ vs Intel Pentium G2020

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 3100+ and Intel Pentium G2020 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Athlon 64 3100+

Intel Pentium G2020

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3100+

Around 106797% higher clock speed: 3100 MHz vs 2.9 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3100 MHz vs 2.9 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G2020

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
1 more threads: 2 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 130 nm
Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 89 Watt
2.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1554 vs 600
3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1681 vs 484

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Number of threads	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 130 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1554 vs 600
PassMark - CPU mark	1681 vs 484

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 3100+
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G2020

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

600

1554

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

484

1681

Name	AMD Athlon 64 3100+	Intel Pentium G2020
PassMark - Single thread mark	600	1554
PassMark - CPU mark	484	1681
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		533
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		968
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		29.24
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.181
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.98
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.123
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2000
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2000

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 3100+	Intel Pentium G2020
Essentials
Architecture codename	K8	Ivy Bridge
Family	AMD Athlon 64
Place in performance rating	2736	2446
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch date		January 2013
Launch price (MSRP)		$60
Price now		$32.86
Processor Number		G2020
Series		Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		24.78
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1800 MHz	2.90 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	70 °C
Maximum frequency	3100 MHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	1	2
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		94 mm
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		65 °C
Compatibility
Sockets supported	754	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt	55 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		2011C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1333
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
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)