Intel Pentium G630 vs AMD Phenom II X4 810

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G630 and AMD Phenom II X4 810 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 Phenom II X4 810

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G630

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
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 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1246 vs 1047
Around 33% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 469 vs 352
3.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 25.45 vs 7.907

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2011 vs February 2009
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1246 vs 1047
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	469 vs 352
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	25.45 vs 7.907

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 810

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
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 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2003 vs 1334
Around 43% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1207 vs 843
3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.314 vs 1.017
Around 26% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.172 vs 0.136
Around 83% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 3.432 vs 1.872

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4096 KB (shared) vs 3072 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2003 vs 1334
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1207 vs 843
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.314 vs 1.017
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.172 vs 0.136
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.432 vs 1.872

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G630
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 810

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1246

1047

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1334

2003

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

469

352

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

843

1207

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.017

3.314

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

25.45

7.907

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.136

0.172

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.872

3.432

Name	Intel Pentium G630	AMD Phenom II X4 810
PassMark - Single thread mark	1246	1047
PassMark - CPU mark	1334	2003
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	469	352
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	843	1207
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.017	3.314
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	25.45	7.907
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.136	0.172
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.872	3.432
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.698

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G630	AMD Phenom II X4 810
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Deneb
Launch date	September 2011	February 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$100	$116
Place in performance rating	2980	2984
Price now	$24.99	$115.99
Processor Number	G630
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	27.96	7.94
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.70 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	131 mm	258 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)	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	504 million	758 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)