Intel Pentium G2120T vs AMD A10-7850K

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G2120T and AMD A10-7850K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Pentium G2120T

AMD A10-7850K

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G2120T

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-7850K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3395 vs 1613

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1498 vs 1493
PassMark - CPU mark	3395 vs 1613

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G2120T
CPU 2: AMD A10-7850K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1493

1498

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1613

3395

Name	Intel Pentium G2120T	AMD A10-7850K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1493	1498
PassMark - CPU mark	1613	3395
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		516
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1576
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.183
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		16.998
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.316
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.799
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.104
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1781
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1947
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		5920
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1781
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1947
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		5920

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G2120T	AMD A10-7850K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Kaveri
Launch date	Q2'13	14 January 2014
Place in performance rating	1743	1754
Processor Number	G2120T
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series	AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
Launch price (MSRP)		$173
OPN PIB		AD785KXBJABOX
OPN Tray		AD785KXBI44JA
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	28 nm
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Compute Cores		12
Die size		245 mm
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		4 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Maximum core temperature		72.40°C
Maximum frequency		4 GHz
Number of GPU cores		8
Transistor count		2410 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333/1600	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		720 MHz
iGPU core count		512
Number of pipelines		512
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt
Thermal Solution	2011A
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0	3.0
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
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
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™)
IOMMU 2.0
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan