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).

Intel Pentium G2140

AMD A12-9800

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	1019
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