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).

 

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: 1555 vs 1256
  • Around 44% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1691 vs 1178
  • 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 1555 vs 1256
PassMark - CPU mark 1691 vs 1178
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
1555
1256
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1691
1178
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 1555 1256
PassMark - CPU mark 1691 1178
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 2514 2521
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)