Intel Pentium G2120T vs AMD PRO A12-8870E

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G2120T and AMD PRO A12-8870E 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.

Intel Pentium G2120T

AMD PRO A12-8870E

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 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1493 vs 1443

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1493 vs 1443

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-8870E

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 87% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3021 vs 1613

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3021 vs 1613

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G2120T
CPU 2: AMD PRO A12-8870E

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1493

1443

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1613

3021

Name	Intel Pentium G2120T	AMD PRO A12-8870E
PassMark - Single thread mark	1493	1443
PassMark - CPU mark	1613	3021

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G2120T	AMD PRO A12-8870E
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q2'13
Place in performance rating	1748	1758
Processor Number	G2120T
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Desktops
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AD887BAHM44AB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	2.9 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	28 nm
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2
L2 cache		2 MB
Maximum frequency		3.8 GHz
Number of GPU cores		8
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		2400 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	R7
Graphics max frequency		900 MHz
Switchable graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 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
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
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™)
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan