Intel Pentium G2120T vs AMD Phenom X3 8650

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G2120T and AMD Phenom X3 8650 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.

Intel Pentium G2120T

AMD Phenom X3 8650

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G2120T

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8650

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2

Number of cores	3 vs 2

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G2120T
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8650

Name	Intel Pentium G2120T	AMD Phenom X3 8650
PassMark - Single thread mark	1493
PassMark - CPU mark	1613
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1302
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2991

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G2120T	AMD Phenom X3 8650
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Toliman
Launch date	Q2'13	April 2008
Place in performance rating	1637	1635
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	65 nm
Number of cores	2	3
Number of threads	2
Die size		285 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L2 cache		512 KB (per core)
L3 cache		2048 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		2.3 GHz
Transistor count		450 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333/1600
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	AM2+
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
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™)