Intel Pentium G2120T vs Intel Core i3-4340

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G2120T and Intel Core i3-4340 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Pentium G2120T

Intel Core i3-4340

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G2120T

Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 54 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 54 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4340

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1979 vs 1493
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3460 vs 1613

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1979 vs 1493
PassMark - CPU mark	3460 vs 1613

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G2120T
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-4340

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1493

1979

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1613

3460

Name	Intel Pentium G2120T	Intel Core i3-4340
PassMark - Single thread mark	1493	1979
PassMark - CPU mark	1613	3460
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		874
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1891

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G2120T	Intel Core i3-4340
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'13	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1734	1720
Processor Number	G2120T	i3-4340
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$210
Price now		$168.99
Value for money (0-100)		9.13
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	3.60 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Die size		177 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		4096 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		66.8°C
Maximum frequency		3.6 GHz
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333/1600	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
ECC memory support
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz	1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Device ID		0x412
Graphics max frequency		1.15 GHz
Max video memory		2 GB
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	3
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	54 Watt
Thermal Solution	2011A	PCG 2013C
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0	Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations	up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
Scalability		1S Only
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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.1/12
OpenGL		4.3