Intel Pentium G2100T vs AMD Athlon II X4 610e

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G2100T and AMD Athlon II X4 610e 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G2100T

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
  • Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1460 vs 1037
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2012 vs May 2010
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1460 vs 1037

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 610e

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1964 vs 1691
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1964 vs 1691

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G2100T
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 610e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1460
1037
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1691
1964
Name Intel Pentium G2100T AMD Athlon II X4 610e
PassMark - Single thread mark 1460 1037
PassMark - CPU mark 1691 1964
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1499
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4263

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium G2100T AMD Athlon II X4 610e

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge Propus
Launch date September 2012 May 2010
Place in performance rating 1775 1765
Processor Number G2100T
Series Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status Discontinued
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $70
Price now $69.99
Value for money (0-100) 11.77

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.60 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 94 mm 169 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 65 °C
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2
Transistor count 300 million

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 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
Graphics max 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
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
Sockets supported FCLGA1155 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 45 Watt
Thermal Solution 2011A

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)