Intel Pentium G620 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E6320

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G620 and Intel Core 2 Duo E6320 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).

Intel Pentium G620

Intel Core 2 Duo E6320

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G620

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 40% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Around 15% higher maximum core temperature: 69.1°C vs 60.1°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 66% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1181 vs 712
Around 69% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1211 vs 717
Around 75% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 458 vs 261
Around 84% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 832 vs 451

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2011 vs April 2007
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C vs 60.1°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1181 vs 712
PassMark - CPU mark	1211 vs 717
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	458 vs 261
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	832 vs 451

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6320

8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	4096 KB vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G620
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E6320

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1181

712

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1211

717

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

458

261

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

832

451

Name	Intel Pentium G620	Intel Core 2 Duo E6320
PassMark - Single thread mark	1181	712
PassMark - CPU mark	1211	717
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	458	261
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	832	451
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.11
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	26.661
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.599
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.174
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.831

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G620	Intel Core 2 Duo E6320
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Conroe
Launch date	May 2011	April 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$60
Place in performance rating	3001	2991
Price now	$24.99	$49.99
Processor Number	G620	E6320
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	27.01	6.97
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	1.86 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	131 mm	143 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	4096 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C	60.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	1.86 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	504 million	291 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.5V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066	DDR1, DDR2, 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	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 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
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)