Intel Pentium G620 vs Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G620 and Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180 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 Pentium Dual-Core E2180

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G620

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 30% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
Around 60% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1178 vs 736
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1208 vs 683
Around 89% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 458 vs 242
Around 97% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 832 vs 423

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2011 vs August 2007
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1178 vs 736
PassMark - CPU mark	1208 vs 683
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	458 vs 242
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	832 vs 423

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180

Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 73.3°C vs 69.1°C
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum core temperature	73.3°C vs 69.1°C
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared) vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G620
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1178

736

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1208

683

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

458

242

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

832

423

Name	Intel Pentium G620	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180
PassMark - Single thread mark	1178	736
PassMark - CPU mark	1208	683
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	458	242
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	832	423
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 Pentium Dual-Core E2180
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Conroe
Launch date	May 2011	August 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$60
Place in performance rating	3003	2992
Price now	$24.99
Processor Number	G620	E2180
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	27.01
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	131 mm	77 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB (shared)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C	73.3°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	504 million	105 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	LGA775
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)