Intel Pentium G2030 vs AMD Athlon II X2 245

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G2030 and AMD Athlon II X2 245 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), 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 G2030

AMD Athlon II X2 245

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G2030

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 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1609 vs 1131
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1755 vs 1116
Around 54% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 548 vs 357
Around 49% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 968 vs 648

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1609 vs 1131
PassMark - CPU mark	1755 vs 1116
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	548 vs 357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	968 vs 648

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G2030
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 245

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1609

1131

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1755

1116

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

548

357

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

968

648

Name	Intel Pentium G2030	AMD Athlon II X2 245
PassMark - Single thread mark	1609	1131
PassMark - CPU mark	1755	1116
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	548	357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	968	648
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.236
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	30.876
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.195
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.897
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.318
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1841
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1841

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G2030	AMD Athlon II X2 245
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Regor
Launch date	Q2'13	July 2009
Place in performance rating	2617	2611
Processor Number	G2030
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$35
Price now		$34.95
Value for money (0-100)		13.95
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Die size		117 mm
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		2048 KB
Maximum frequency		2.9 GHz
Transistor count		410 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333/1600	DDR3
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
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
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)