Intel Pentium G620T vs AMD Athlon II X2 245e

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G620T and AMD Athlon II X2 245e 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.

Intel Pentium G620T

AMD Athlon II X2 245e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G620T

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 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1935 vs 1727
Around 14% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3197 vs 2805

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2011 vs May 2010
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1935 vs 1727
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3197 vs 2805

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 245e

Around 32% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1182 vs 961
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1171 vs 896

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1182 vs 961
PassMark - CPU mark	1171 vs 896

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G620T
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 245e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

961

1182

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

896

1171

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1935

1727

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3197

2805

Name	Intel Pentium G620T	AMD Athlon II X2 245e
PassMark - Single thread mark	961	1182
PassMark - CPU mark	896	1171
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1935	1727
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3197	2805

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G620T	AMD Athlon II X2 245e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Regor
Launch date	May 2011	May 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$80	$80
Place in performance rating	1692	1701
Price now	$79.99	$80
Processor Number	G620T
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	7.47	6.28
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	131 mm	117 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	65.0°C
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	504 million	410 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	650 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)	35 Watt	45 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)