Intel Pentium G2010 vs AMD Athlon 64 3500+

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G2010 and AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Pentium G2010

AMD Athlon 64 3500+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G2010

CPU is newer: launch date 11 year(s) 11 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 27% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 90 nm
Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 67 Watt
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1500 vs 620
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1599 vs 539
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 963 vs 954

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2013 vs January 2001
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 67 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1500 vs 620
PassMark - CPU mark	1599 vs 539
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	963 vs 954

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3500+

Around 93% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1008 vs 523

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1008 vs 523

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G2010
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3500+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1500

620

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1599

539

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

523

1008

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

963

954

Name	Intel Pentium G2010	AMD Athlon 64 3500+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1500	620
PassMark - CPU mark	1599	539
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	523	1008
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	963	954
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.024
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	30.408
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.178
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1605
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1605

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G2010	AMD Athlon 64 3500+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	San Diego
Launch date	January 2013	January 2001
Launch price (MSRP)	$466	$59
Place in performance rating	2532	2540
Price now	$34.89	$108.95
Processor Number	G2010
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	21.93	1.46
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	94 mm	115 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	90 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Transistor count		105 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
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	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt	67 Watt
Thermal Solution	2011C
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)