Intel Pentium G2120 vs AMD A6-3600

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G2120 and AMD A6-3600 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 G2120

AMD A6-3600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G2120

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 48% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
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 89% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1715 vs 909
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1896 vs 1697
Around 73% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 4.566 vs 2.634
3.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 1.074 vs 0.334

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2012 vs June 2011
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1715 vs 909
PassMark - CPU mark	1896 vs 1697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.566 vs 2.634
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.074 vs 0.334

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-3600

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
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1373 vs 590
3.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3720 vs 1057

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1373 vs 590
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3720 vs 1057

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G2120
CPU 2: AMD A6-3600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1715

909

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1896

1697

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

590

1373

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1057

3720

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.566

2.634

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.074

0.334

Name	Intel Pentium G2120	AMD A6-3600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1715	909
PassMark - CPU mark	1896	1697
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	590	1373
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1057	3720
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.566	2.634
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	32.96
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.253
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.074	0.334
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.296
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2524
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2524

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G2120	AMD A6-3600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Llano
Launch date	September 2012	June 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$88
Place in performance rating	2385	2374
Price now	$45.99
Processor Number	G2120
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	19.73
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	94 mm	228 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2
Transistor count		1178 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	FM1
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
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™)