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Released September, 2012
Intel Pentium G2120
- 3.1 GHz
- Dual core
6.2 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium G2120
 | Much more l3 cache 3 MB | | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
| | Much more l3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core | | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm |
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Released October, 2012
AMD Athlon X4 750k
- 3.4 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
5 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon X4 750k
| | Much more l2 cache 4 MB | | Higher clock speed 3.4 GHz |
| | More cores 4 | | More threads 4 |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of G2120 vs 750k among desktop CPUs
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 | |
| 6.2 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l3 cache | 3 MB | vs | 0 MB | Compared to all cpus, 3 MB l3 cache is just OK | |||
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| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
| Much more l3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | vs | 0 MB/core | Compared to all cpus, 1.5 MB/core l3 cache per core is just OK | |||
| Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much lower typical power consumption | 44.69W | vs | 81.25W | 45% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 13.25 $/year | vs | 24.09 $/year | 45% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 48.18 $/year | vs | 87.6 $/year | Around 45% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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| Much more l2 cache | 4 MB | vs | 1 MB | 4x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Higher clock speed | 3.4 GHz | vs | 3.1 GHz | Around 10% higher clock speed | |||
| More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.46 GHz | vs | 3.21 GHz | Around 40% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 5.01 GHz | vs | 3.1 GHz | More than 60% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium G2120 vs Athlon X4 750k
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
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
3D Mark 11 (Physics)
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium G2120 | vs | Athlon X4 750k |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 3.4 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Quad core | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| AVX 1.1 | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| F16C | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| XOP | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| CLMUL | |||
| AMD64 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| FMA4 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| CVT16 | |||
| AMD-V | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | None | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | 3 | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | 650 MHz | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,050 MHz | N/A | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1866 | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 29,866.66 MB/s | |
details | Pentium G2120 | vs | Athlon X4 750k |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 2 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 4 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | 0 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 0 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 2 | 0 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.21 GHz | 4.46 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.1 GHz | 5.01 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 2,918.1 | 2,303.5 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.21 GHz | 4.46 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 55W | 100W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 13.25 $/year | 24.09 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 48.18 $/year | 87.6 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 2.26 pt/W | 8.84 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 44.69W | 81.25W | |
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