Intel Pentium G870 vs Intel Core i3-2100

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G870 and Intel Core i3-2100 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Pentium G870

Intel Core i3-2100

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G870

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1469 vs 1413

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2012 vs February 2011
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1469 vs 1413

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2100

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1855 vs 1561
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 544 vs 538
Around 24% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1208 vs 977

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1855 vs 1561
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	544 vs 538
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1208 vs 977

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G870
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2100

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1469

1413

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1561

1855

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

538

544

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

977

1208

Name	Intel Pentium G870	Intel Core i3-2100
PassMark - Single thread mark	1469	1413
PassMark - CPU mark	1561	1855
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	538	544
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	977	1208
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.043
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		34.598
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.227
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.938
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.215

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G870	Intel Core i3-2100
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	June 2012	February 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$97	$73
Place in performance rating	2253	2919
Price now	$97	$59.99
Processor Number	G870	i3-2100
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	8.58	18.10
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	131 mm	131 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	3.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	504 million	504 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	850 MHz	850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	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	Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Device ID		0x102
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2	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	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
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)