Intel Pentium G2030 vs AMD Phenom II X3 710

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G2030 and AMD Phenom II X3 710 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).

 

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 73% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 50% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1608 vs 1070
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1752 vs 1551
  • Around 55% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 548 vs 354
  • Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 968 vs 956
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 55 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1608 vs 1070
PassMark - CPU mark 1752 vs 1551
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 548 vs 354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 968 vs 956

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 710

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
Number of cores 3 vs 2

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G2030
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 710

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1608
1070
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1752
1551
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
548
354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
968
956
Name Intel Pentium G2030 AMD Phenom II X3 710
PassMark - Single thread mark 1608 1070
PassMark - CPU mark 1752 1551
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 548 354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 968 956
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 Phenom II X3 710

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge Heka
Launch date Q2'13 February 2009
Place in performance rating 2613 2610
Processor Number G2030
Series Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status Launched
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $85
Price now $84.53
Value for money (0-100) 8.51

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 3
Number of threads 2
Die size 258 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz
Transistor count 758 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 95 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)