Intel Pentium G640 vs Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2200

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G640 and Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2200 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 G640

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2200

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G640

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 27% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1302 vs 827
Around 81% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1367 vs 757
Around 90% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 489 vs 258
Around 98% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 869 vs 438

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2012 vs December 2007
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1302 vs 827
PassMark - CPU mark	1367 vs 757
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	489 vs 258
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	869 vs 438

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2200

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 G640
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2200

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1302

827

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1367

757

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

489

258

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

869

438

Name	Intel Pentium G640	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2200
PassMark - Single thread mark	1302	827
PassMark - CPU mark	1367	757
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	489	258
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	869	438

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G640	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2200
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Conroe
Launch date	June 2012	December 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$179
Place in performance rating	2397	2912
Price now	$24.99
Processor Number	G640	E2200
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	29.86
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	2.20 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	2.8 GHz	2.2 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)