Intel Pentium G630 vs AMD Athlon II X4 630

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G630 and AMD Athlon II X4 630 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 - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

Intel Pentium G630

AMD Athlon II X4 630

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G630

CPU is newer: launch date 2 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 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1246 vs 1129
Around 35% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 469 vs 347
3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 25.45 vs 8.536

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2011 vs September 2009
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1246 vs 1129
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	469 vs 347
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	25.45 vs 8.536

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 630

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.7 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 61% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2153 vs 1336
Around 37% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1155 vs 843
2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.635 vs 1.017
Around 22% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.166 vs 0.136
Around 97% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 3.684 vs 1.872

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.7 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 - CPU mark	2153 vs 1336
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1155 vs 843
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.635 vs 1.017
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.166 vs 0.136
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.684 vs 1.872

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G630
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 630

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1246

1129

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1336

2153

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

469

347

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

843

1155

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.017

2.635

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

25.45

8.536

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.136

0.166

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.872

3.684

Name	Intel Pentium G630	AMD Athlon II X4 630
PassMark - Single thread mark	1246	1129
PassMark - CPU mark	1336	2153
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	469	347
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	843	1155
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.017	2.635
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	25.45	8.536
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.136	0.166
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.872	3.684
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.698

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G630	AMD Athlon II X4 630
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Propus
Launch date	September 2011	September 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$100	$63
Place in performance rating	2980	2966
Price now	$24.99	$42.99
Processor Number	G630
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	27.96	21.49
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.70 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	2.7 GHz	2.8 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)