Intel Pentium G2020 vs AMD Athlon II X2 260

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G2020 and AMD Athlon II X2 260 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 - 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).

Intel Pentium G2020

AMD Athlon II X2 260

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G2020

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 18% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1557 vs 1254
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1695 vs 1179
Around 44% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 533 vs 369
Around 49% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 968 vs 651

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2013 vs May 2010
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1557 vs 1254
PassMark - CPU mark	1695 vs 1179
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	533 vs 369
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	968 vs 651

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 260

Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G2020
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 260

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1557

1254

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1695

1179

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

533

369

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

968

651

Name	Intel Pentium G2020	AMD Athlon II X2 260
PassMark - Single thread mark	1557	1254
PassMark - CPU mark	1695	1179
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	533	369
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	968	651
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)

	Intel Pentium G2020	AMD Athlon II X2 260
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Regor
Launch date	January 2013	May 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$60	$48
Place in performance rating	2515	2522
Price now	$32.86	$19.99
Processor Number	G2020
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	24.78	27.59
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 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	2.9 GHz	3.2 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)	55 Watt	65 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)