Intel Pentium G620 vs AMD Athlon II X4 640
Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G620 and AMD Athlon II X4 640 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 - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G620
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
- Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
- Around 28% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 458 vs 358
- 3.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 26.661 vs 7.618
- Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.174 vs 0.17
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | May 2011 vs May 2010 |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm vs 45 nm |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt vs 95 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 458 vs 358 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 26.661 vs 7.618 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.174 vs 0.17 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 640
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
- Around 15% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
- 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1212 vs 1181
- Around 85% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2245 vs 1213
- Around 43% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1191 vs 832
- 2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.776 vs 1.11
- 2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.052 vs 1.599
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
Maximum frequency | 3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core) |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1212 vs 1181 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2245 vs 1213 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1191 vs 832 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 2.776 vs 1.11 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 4.052 vs 1.599 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Pentium G620
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 640
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) |
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Name | Intel Pentium G620 | AMD Athlon II X4 640 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1181 | 1212 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1213 | 2245 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 458 | 358 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 832 | 1191 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 1.11 | 2.776 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 26.661 | 7.618 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 1.599 | 4.052 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.174 | 0.17 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 0.831 | |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 0 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Pentium G620 | AMD Athlon II X4 640 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge | Propus |
Launch date | May 2011 | May 2010 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $60 | $80 |
Place in performance rating | 3003 | 3022 |
Price now | $24.99 | $239.95 |
Processor Number | G620 | |
Series | Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor | |
Status | Discontinued | |
Value for money (0-100) | 27.01 | 4.07 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 2.60 GHz | |
Bus Speed | 5 GT/s DMI | |
Die size | 131 mm | 169 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 | 32 nm | 45 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 69.1°C | |
Maximum frequency | 2.6 GHz | 3 GHz |
Number of cores | 2 | 4 |
Number of threads | 2 | |
Transistor count | 504 million | 300 million |
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 17 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 32 GB | |
Supported memory types | DDR3 1066 | DDR3 |
Graphics |
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Graphics base frequency | 850 MHz | |
Graphics max dynamic frequency | 1.10 GHz | |
Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | |
Intel® Clear Video HD technology | ||
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI) | ||
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology | ||
Intel® Quick Sync Video | ||
Processor graphics | Intel HD Graphics | |
Graphics interfaces |
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Number of displays supported | 2 | |
Wireless Display (WiDi) support | ||
Compatibility |
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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) | 65 Watt | 95 Watt |
Peripherals |
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PCI Express revision | 2.0 | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Flexible Display interface (FDI) | ||
Idle States | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | |
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Intel® Fast Memory Access | ||
Intel® Flex Memory Access | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility | ||
Thermal Monitoring | ||
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) |