Intel Pentium G2120 vs AMD Athlon 64 3800+

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G2120 and AMD Athlon 64 3800+ 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 Athlon 64 3800+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G2120

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 5 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 29% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 90 nm
Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 89 Watt
2.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1715 vs 673
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1892 vs 590

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2012 vs April 2005
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1715 vs 673
PassMark - CPU mark	1892 vs 590

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3800+

Around 94% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1146 vs 590
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1094 vs 1057

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1146 vs 590
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1094 vs 1057

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G2120
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3800+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1715

673

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1892

590

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

590

1146

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1057

1094

Name	Intel Pentium G2120	AMD Athlon 64 3800+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1715	673
PassMark - CPU mark	1892	590
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	590	1146
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1057	1094
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.566
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
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 Athlon 64 3800+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Venice
Launch date	September 2012	April 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$88	$160
Place in performance rating	2386	2411
Price now	$45.99	$179.95
Processor Number	G2120
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	19.73	2.02
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	94 mm	83 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	90 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Transistor count		69 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
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	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt	89 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)