Intel Pentium G2030 vs Core i3 3220 |
Released April, 2013
Intel Pentium G2030
- 3 GHz
- Dual core
5.4 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium G2030
 | Newer Apr, 2013 |
VS
Released September, 2012
Intel Core i3 3220
- 3.3 GHz
- Dual core
5.3 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Core i3 3220
| | Higher clock speed 3.3 GHz | | More threads 4 |
| | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.43 GHz | | Better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.46 GHz |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of G2030 vs 3220 among desktop CPUs (45 to 75W)
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Fire Strike | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
No winner declared
Too close to call
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Newer | Apr, 2013 | vs | Sep, 2012 | Release date 7 months later | |||
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| Higher clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 3 GHz | Around 10% higher clock speed | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.43 GHz | vs | 3.1 GHz | More than 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.46 GHz | vs | 3.16 GHz | Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium G2030 vs Core i3 3220
CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark
Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark
Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium G2030 | vs | Core i3 3220 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.3 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 55W | 55W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 13.25 $/year | 13.25 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 48.18 $/year | 48.18 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 2.19 pt/W | 2.69 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 44.69W | 44.69W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | DMI | DMI | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
details | Pentium G2030 | vs | Core i3 3220 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 2 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 0.5 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | 3 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 22 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 3.43 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.16 GHz | 3.46 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 3,269.1 | 3,775.1 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.1 GHz | 3.43 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics | Intel® HD Graphics 2500 | |
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 | |
| GPU clock speed | 650 MHz | 650 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,050 MHz | 1,050 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 21,333.32 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB | 32,768 MB | |
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