Intel Pentium G2140 vs AMD PRO A8-9600
Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G2140 and AMD PRO A8-9600 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 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 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1842 vs 1513
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 1513 |
Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A8-9600
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
- Around 59% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3322 vs 2092
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 3322 vs 2092 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Pentium G2140
CPU 2: AMD PRO A8-9600
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | Intel Pentium G2140 | AMD PRO A8-9600 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1842 | 1513 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2092 | 3322 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 2964 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 4999 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 17.191 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 269.509 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.523 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 27.695 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 84.399 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 1299 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 1377 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 4551 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 1299 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 1377 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 4551 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Pentium G2140 | AMD PRO A8-9600 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge | |
Launch date | Q2'13 | 3 October 2016 |
Place in performance rating | 1012 | 1007 |
Processor Number | G2140 | |
Series | Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series | AMD PRO A-Series A8 APU for Desktops |
Status | Discontinued | |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Family | AMD PRO A-Series Processors | |
OPN Tray | AD960BAGM44AB | |
OS Support | Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 3.30 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
Bus Speed | 5 GT/s DMI | |
Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 28 nm |
Number of cores | 2 | 4 |
Number of threads | 2 | |
L2 cache | 2 MB | |
Maximum core temperature | 90°C | |
Maximum frequency | 3.4 GHz | |
Number of GPU cores | 6 | |
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Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 32 GB | |
Supported memory types | DDR3 1333/1600 | |
Supported memory frequency | 2400 MHz | |
Graphics |
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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 | R7 |
Enduro | ||
Graphics max frequency | 900 MHz | |
Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
Video Codec Engine (VCE) | ||
Graphics interfaces |
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Number of displays supported | 3 | |
DisplayPort | ||
HDMI | ||
Compatibility |
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Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Package Size | 37.5mm x 37.5mm | |
Sockets supported | FCLGA1155 | AM4 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 55 Watt | 65 Watt |
Thermal Solution | 2011C | |
Configurable TDP | 45 Watt/65 Watt | |
Peripherals |
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PCI Express revision | 2.0 | 3.0 |
PCIe configurations | up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4 | |
Security & Reliability |
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Anti-Theft technology | ||
Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Secure Key technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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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 | ||
AMD Secure technology | ||
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP) | ||
FreeSync | ||
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Out-of-band client management | ||
PowerGating | ||
PowerNow | ||
PowerTune | ||
System Image Stability | ||
TrueAudio | ||
Virtualization |
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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™) | ||
IOMMU 2.0 | ||
Graphics API support |
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DirectX | 12 | |
Vulkan |