Intel Pentium G630T vs AMD Phenom II X2 B53

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G630T and AMD Phenom II X2 B53 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 G630T

AMD Phenom II X2 B53

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G630T

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1961 vs 1865

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2011 vs October 2009
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1961 vs 1865

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 B53

Around 22% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1161 vs 1058
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1137 vs 1090

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared) vs 3072 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1161 vs 1058
PassMark - CPU mark	1137 vs 1090
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3215 vs 3210

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G630T
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 B53

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1058

1161

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1090

1137

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1961

1865

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3210

3215

Name	Intel Pentium G630T	AMD Phenom II X2 B53
PassMark - Single thread mark	1058	1161
PassMark - CPU mark	1090	1137
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1961	1865
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3210	3215

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G630T	AMD Phenom II X2 B53
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Callisto
Launch date	September 2011	October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$80
Place in performance rating	1637	1630
Price now	$79.99
Processor Number	G630T
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	7.82
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 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)	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	65.0°C
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
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	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	80 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)