Intel Pentium G2120 vs Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G2120 and Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G2120

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • Around 41% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 81% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1715 vs 946
  • 2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1896 vs 702
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2012 vs June 2009
Maximum frequency 3.1 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 55 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1715 vs 946
PassMark - CPU mark 1896 vs 702

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210

  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
L2 cache 1024 KB (shared) vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G2120
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1715
946
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1896
702
Name Intel Pentium G2120 Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210
PassMark - Single thread mark 1715 946
PassMark - CPU mark 1896 702
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 Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge Wolfdale
Launch date September 2012 June 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $88
Place in performance rating 2385 2381
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 82 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 1024 KB (shared)
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 65 °C
Maximum frequency 3.1 GHz 2.2 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2
Transistor count 228 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 DDR1, DDR2, 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 775
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)