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).

Intel Pentium G2030

AMD Phenom II X3 710

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: 1606 vs 1070
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1747 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	1606 vs 1070
PassMark - CPU mark	1747 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

1606

1070

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1747

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	1606	1070
PassMark - CPU mark	1747	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)