Intel Pentium G2120T vs AMD A8-5600K

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G2120T and AMD A8-5600K 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 - 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 A8-5600K

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G2120T

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
2.9x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 100 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1493 vs 1430

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1493 vs 1430

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-5600K

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
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2857 vs 1613

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2857 vs 1613

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G2120T
CPU 2: AMD A8-5600K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1493

1430

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1613

2857

Name	Intel Pentium G2120T	AMD A8-5600K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1493	1430
PassMark - CPU mark	1613	2857
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		488
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1366
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.39
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		11.085
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.213
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		11.539
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.45
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		807
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1596
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		6089
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		807
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1596
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		6089

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G2120T	AMD A8-5600K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Trinity
Launch date	Q2'13	26 September 2012
Place in performance rating	1743	1749
Processor Number	G2120T
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series	AMD A-Series (Desktop)
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.70 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Die size		246 mm
L1 cache		192 KB
L2 cache		4096 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Maximum frequency		3.9 GHz
Transistor count		1303 Million
Unlocked
Memory
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
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
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	100 Watt
Thermal Solution	2011A
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™)