Intel Pentium G2030T vs AMD Athlon X4 970

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G2030T and AMD Athlon X4 970 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, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Pentium G2030T

AMD Athlon X4 970

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G2030T

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 970

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1700 vs 1442
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3811 vs 1581

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1700 vs 1442
PassMark - CPU mark	3811 vs 1581

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G2030T
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X4 970

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1442

1700

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1581

3811

Name	Intel Pentium G2030T	AMD Athlon X4 970
PassMark - Single thread mark	1442	1700
PassMark - CPU mark	1581	3811
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2283
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3729
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1829
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1829

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G2030T	AMD Athlon X4 970
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Bristol Ridge
Launch date	Q2'13	27 July 2017
Place in performance rating	1499	1500
Processor Number	G2030T
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series	AMD Athlon X4
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB		AD970XAUABBOX
OPN Tray		AD970XAUM44AB
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	28 nm
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Die size		246 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L2 cache		2 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Maximum frequency		4 GHz
Transistor count		1178 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333/1600	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400 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	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	2011A
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 (FMA)
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)