Intel Pentium G2120 vs AMD Athlon XP 2200+

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G2120 and AMD Athlon XP 2200+ 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 XP 2200+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G2120

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 0 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 72% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 130 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 63 Watt
5.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1715 vs 335
8.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1896 vs 214

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2012 vs September 2003
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 63 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1715 vs 335
PassMark - CPU mark	1896 vs 214

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G2120
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 2200+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1715

335

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1896

214

Name	Intel Pentium G2120	AMD Athlon XP 2200+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1715	335
PassMark - CPU mark	1896	214
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	590
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1057
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 XP 2200+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Thorton
Launch date	September 2012	September 2003
Launch price (MSRP)	$88	$85
Place in performance rating	2394	3225
Price now	$45.99	$84.95
Processor Number	G2120
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	19.73	1.14
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	94 mm	80 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	130 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Transistor count		63 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	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt	63 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)