Intel Pentium G2120T vs AMD A8-7600

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G2120T and AMD A8-7600 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, 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 A8-7600

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
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1493 vs 1448

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1493 vs 1448

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-7600

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3220 vs 1613

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3220 vs 1613

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G2120T
CPU 2: AMD A8-7600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1493

1448

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1613

3220

Name	Intel Pentium G2120T	AMD A8-7600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1493	1448
PassMark - CPU mark	1613	3220
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		486
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1415
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.318
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		10.348
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.193
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		24.707
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.274
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1343
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1585
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3961
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1343
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1585
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3961

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G2120T	AMD A8-7600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q2'13
Place in performance rating	1637	1640
Processor Number	G2120T
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series	AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB		AD7600YBJABOX
OPN Tray		AD7600YBI44JA
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	3.1 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		10
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		4 MB
Maximum core temperature		71.30°C
Maximum frequency		3.8 GHz
Number of GPU cores		6
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
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		384
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
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	2011A
Configurable TDP		45 Watt/65 Watt
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
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
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
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