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.

Intel Pentium G620

AMD Athlon II X4 640

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1181

1212

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1213

2245

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

458

358

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

832

1191

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.11

2.776

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

26.661

7.618

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.599

4.052

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.174

0.17

Name	Intel Pentium G620	AMD Athlon II X4 640
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
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Propus
Launch date	May 2011	May 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$60	$80
Place in performance rating	3004	3023
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
Performance
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
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066	DDR3
Graphics
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
Number of displays supported	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
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
PCI Express revision	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)