Intel Pentium G2030 vs AMD Athlon II X4 620e

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G2030 and AMD Athlon II X4 620e 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 X4 620e

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

Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 620e

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 55 Watt
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2906 vs 1759

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 55 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2906 vs 1759

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G2030
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 620e

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1759

2906

Name	Intel Pentium G2030	AMD Athlon II X4 620e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1610	0
PassMark - CPU mark	1759	2906
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	548
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	968
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 X4 620e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Propus
Launch date	Q2'13	May 2011
Place in performance rating	2625	3327
Processor Number	G2030
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series	AMD Athlon II X4
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB		AD620EHDGMBOX
OPN Tray		AD620EHDK42GM
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Die size		169 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L2 cache		512 KB (per core)
Maximum frequency		2.6 GHz
Transistor count		300 million
Unlocked
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	45 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)