Intel Pentium G2030 vs AMD Athlon X4 845

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G2030 and AMD Athlon X4 845 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 X4 845

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G2030

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 548 vs 516
2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 30.876 vs 11.946

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	548 vs 516
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	30.876 vs 11.946

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 845

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1680 vs 1607
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3796 vs 1749
Around 60% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1548 vs 968
3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.853 vs 1.236
Around 25% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.244 vs 0.195
Around 83% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.237 vs 2.318

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1680 vs 1607
PassMark - CPU mark	3796 vs 1749
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1548 vs 968
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.853 vs 1.236
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.244 vs 0.195
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.237 vs 2.318

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G2030
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X4 845

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1607

1680

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1749

3796

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

548

516

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

968

1548

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.236

3.853

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

30.876

11.946

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.195

0.244

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.318

4.237

Name	Intel Pentium G2030	AMD Athlon X4 845
PassMark - Single thread mark	1607	1680
PassMark - CPU mark	1749	3796
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	548	516
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	968	1548
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.236	3.853
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	30.876	11.946
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.195	0.244
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.897
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.318	4.237
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1841
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1841

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G2030	AMD Athlon X4 845
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q2'13
Place in performance rating	2614	2616
Processor Number	G2030
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series	AMD Athlon X4
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB		AD845XACKASBX
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	28 nm
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
L2 cache		2 MB
Maximum core temperature		71.30°C
Maximum frequency		3.8 GHz
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333/1600	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
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
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt
Thermal Solution	2011C	Near Silent 95W
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0	3.0
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
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)