Intel Pentium G2120T vs AMD FX-6130

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G2120T and AMD FX-6130 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.

Intel Pentium G2120T

AMD FX-6130

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
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1493 vs 1390

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1493 vs 1390

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6130

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4353 vs 1613

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	4353 vs 1613

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G2120T
CPU 2: AMD FX-6130

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1493

1390

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1613

4353

Name	Intel Pentium G2120T	AMD FX-6130
PassMark - Single thread mark	1493	1390
PassMark - CPU mark	1613	4353

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G2120T	AMD FX-6130
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Zambezi
Launch date	Q2'13	October 2012
Place in performance rating	1740	1753
Processor Number	G2120T
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
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	6
Number of threads	2
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		288 KB
L2 cache		6144 KB
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		3.6 GHz
Transistor count		1200 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	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	95 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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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™)