Intel Pentium G2030 vs Intel Pentium G840

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G2030 and Intel Pentium G840 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 Pentium G840

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G2030

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1610 vs 1280
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1759 vs 1311
Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 548 vs 514
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 968 vs 935

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1610 vs 1280
PassMark - CPU mark	1759 vs 1311
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	548 vs 514
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	968 vs 935

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G2030
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G840

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1610

1280

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1759

1311

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

548

514

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

968

935

Name	Intel Pentium G2030	Intel Pentium G840
PassMark - Single thread mark	1610	1280
PassMark - CPU mark	1759	1311
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	548	514
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	968	935
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 Pentium G840
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	Q2'13	May 2011
Place in performance rating	2625	2399
Processor Number	G2030	G840
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$60
Price now		$34.99
Value for money (0-100)		21.58
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Die size		131 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		69.1°C
Maximum frequency		2.8 GHz
Transistor count		504 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333/1600	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz	850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz	1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	2011C
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0	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® 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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)