Intel Pentium G2030 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E4500

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G2030 and Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 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

Intel Core 2 Duo E4500

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
Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 98% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1610 vs 813
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1759 vs 743
2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 548 vs 273
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 968 vs 462

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1610 vs 813
PassMark - CPU mark	1759 vs 743
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	548 vs 273
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	968 vs 462

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G2030
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E4500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1610

813

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1759

743

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

548

273

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

968

462

Name	Intel Pentium G2030	Intel Core 2 Duo E4500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1610	813
PassMark - CPU mark	1759	743
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	548	273
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	968	462
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	Intel Core 2 Duo E4500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Conroe
Launch date	Q2'13	July 2007
Place in performance rating	2625	2913
Processor Number	G2030	E4500
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$39.99
Value for money (0-100)		9.37
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	65 nm
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Die size		111 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB
L2 cache		2048 KB
Maximum core temperature		73.3°C
Maximum frequency		2.2 GHz
Transistor count		167 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.5V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333/1600	DDR1, DDR2, 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	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt	65 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
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)