Intel Pentium G2010 vs Intel Core i5-2500S

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G2010 and Intel Core i5-2500S 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Pentium G2010

Intel Core i5-2500S

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G2010

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 65 Watt

Launch date	January 2013 vs January 2011
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2500S

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 32% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1648 vs 1505
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3399 vs 1624
Around 28% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 670 vs 523
2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1968 vs 963
2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.684 vs 1.024
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 64.965 vs 30.408
Around 91% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.34 vs 0.178

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared) vs 3072 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1648 vs 1505
PassMark - CPU mark	3399 vs 1624
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	670 vs 523
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1968 vs 963
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.684 vs 1.024
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	64.965 vs 30.408
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.34 vs 0.178

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G2010
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2500S

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1505

1648

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1624

3399

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

523

670

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

963

1968

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.024

2.684

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

30.408

64.965

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.178

0.34

Name	Intel Pentium G2010	Intel Core i5-2500S
PassMark - Single thread mark	1505	1648
PassMark - CPU mark	1624	3399
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	523	670
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	963	1968
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.024	2.684
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	30.408	64.965
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.178	0.34
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1605
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1605
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.83

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G2010	Intel Core i5-2500S
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	January 2013	January 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$466	$75
Place in performance rating	2538	2564
Price now	$34.89	$74.99
Processor Number	G2010	i5-2500S
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	21.93	20.88
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	2.70 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	94 mm	216 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Maximum core temperature		69.1°C
Transistor count		1160 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz	850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Device ID		0x102
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	2
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	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	2011C
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)