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).

Intel Pentium G2140

AMD PRO A8-9600

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 1505

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 1505

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A8-9600

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3359 vs 2092

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3359 vs 2092

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G2140
CPU 2: AMD PRO A8-9600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1842

1505

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2092

3359

Name	Intel Pentium G2140	AMD PRO A8-9600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1842	1505
PassMark - CPU mark	2092	3359
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
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q2'13	3 October 2016
Place in performance rating	925	940
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
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
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
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	R7
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		900 MHz
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
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
PCI Express revision	2.0	3.0
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
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
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
DirectX		12
Vulkan