Intel Pentium G2140 vs AMD A12-9800

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G2140 and AMD A12-9800 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G2140

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1842 vs 1674
  • 5.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2964 vs 552
  • 3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4999 vs 1679
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 55 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1842 vs 1674
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2964 vs 552
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4999 vs 1679

Reasons to consider the AMD A12-9800

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 73% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3611 vs 2092
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 3611 vs 2092

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G2140
CPU 2: AMD A12-9800

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1842
1674
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2092
3611
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2964
552
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
4999
1679
Name Intel Pentium G2140 AMD A12-9800
PassMark - Single thread mark 1842 1674
PassMark - CPU mark 2092 3611
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2964 552
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4999 1679
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2290
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2365
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 8307
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2290
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2365
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 8307

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium G2140 AMD A12-9800

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge Bristol Ridge
Launch date Q2'13 27 July 2017
Place in performance rating 1013 1020
Processor Number G2140
Series Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series AMD A12-Series APU for Desktops
Status Discontinued
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch price (MSRP) $139
OPN PIB AD9800AUABBOX
OPN Tray AD9800AUM44AB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now $129.99
Value for money (0-100) 12.51

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.30 GHz 3.8 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 28 nm
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2
Compute Cores 12
Die size 246 mm
L2 cache 2 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 74 °C
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz
Number of GPU cores 8
Transistor count 1178 million
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 DDR4
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 Radeon R7 Series
Enduro
Graphics max frequency 1108 MHz
iGPU core count 8
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3
DisplayPort
HDMI

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1155 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 55 Watt 65 Watt
Thermal Solution 2011C

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 2.0 3.0 x8
PCIe configurations up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes 8

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
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
TrueAudio
VirusProtect

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 DirectX® 12
Vulkan