Intel Pentium G2130 vs AMD Sempron 130

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G2130 and AMD Sempron 130 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Pentium G2130

AMD Sempron 130

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G2130

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1745 vs 1059
3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1915 vs 511

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2013 vs August 2011
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1745 vs 1059
PassMark - CPU mark	1915 vs 511

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 130

Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 55 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 55 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G2130
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 130

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1745

1059

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1915

511

Name	Intel Pentium G2130	AMD Sempron 130
PassMark - Single thread mark	1745	1059
PassMark - CPU mark	1915	511
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	629
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1185
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.845

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G2130	AMD Sempron 130
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Sargas
Launch date	January 2013	August 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$90	$25
Place in performance rating	2267	2251
Price now	$49.99	$24.99
Processor Number	G2130
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	18.94	7.73
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	94 mm	117 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Transistor count		234 million
Memory
ECC memory support
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
Graphics max 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
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
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt	45 Watt
Thermal Solution	2011C
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)