AMD PRO A12-8870E vs Intel Pentium G2100T

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A12-8870E and Intel Pentium G2100T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD PRO A12-8870E

Intel Pentium G2100T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-8870E

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 46% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 80% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3043 vs 1691

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3043 vs 1691

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G2100T

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1460 vs 1440

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1460 vs 1440

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A12-8870E
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G2100T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1440

1460

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3043

1691

Name	AMD PRO A12-8870E	Intel Pentium G2100T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1440	1460
PassMark - CPU mark	3043	1691

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A12-8870E	Intel Pentium G2100T
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray	AD887BAHM44AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1651	1669
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Desktops	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Ivy Bridge
Launch date		September 2012
Processor Number		G2100T
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	2.60 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		94 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		65 °C
Number of threads		2
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1333/1600
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz	1.05 GHz
Processor graphics	R7	Intel HD Graphics
Switchable graphics
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		2011A
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations		up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Advanced Technologies
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)