Intel Pentium G870 vs AMD Sempron 130

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G870 and AMD Sempron 130 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 G870

AMD Sempron 130

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G870

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1469 vs 1059
3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1561 vs 511

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2012 vs August 2011
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1469 vs 1059
PassMark - CPU mark	1561 vs 511

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 130

Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G870
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 130

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1469

1059

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1561

511

Name	Intel Pentium G870	AMD Sempron 130
PassMark - Single thread mark	1469	1059
PassMark - CPU mark	1561	511
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	538
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	977

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G870	AMD Sempron 130
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Sargas
Launch date	June 2012	August 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$97	$25
Place in performance rating	2253	2242
Price now	$97	$24.99
Processor Number	G870
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	8.58	7.73
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	131 mm	117 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	3.1 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	504 million	234 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	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	45 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
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)