Intel Pentium G2030 vs AMD Athlon X2 4050e

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G2030 and AMD Athlon X2 4050e 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 X2 4050e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G2030

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1608 vs 751
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1748 vs 674
Around 47% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 1.236 vs 0.84

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1608 vs 751
PassMark - CPU mark	1748 vs 674
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.236 vs 0.84

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 4050e

Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 55 Watt
Around 82% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 996 vs 548
Around 72% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1667 vs 968

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 55 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	996 vs 548
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1667 vs 968

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G2030
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 4050e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1608

751

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1748

674

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

548

996

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

968

1667

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.236

0.84

Name	Intel Pentium G2030	AMD Athlon X2 4050e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1608	751
PassMark - CPU mark	1748	674
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	548	996
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	968	1667
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.236	0.84
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 X2 4050e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Brisbane
Launch date	Q2'13	April 2008
Place in performance rating	2529	2543
Processor Number	G2030
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	65 nm
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Die size		126 mm
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
Maximum frequency		2.1 GHz
Transistor count		154 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333/1600
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	AM2
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)