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Intel Pentium G2140

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Much more l2 cache 1 MB vs 0.5 MB 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later
Much more l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core vs 0.25 MB/core 2x more l2 cache per core
Newer Apr, 2013 vs Sep, 2012 Release date 7 months later
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More threads 4 vs 2 Twice as many threads
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.43 GHz vs 3.3 GHz Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.46 GHz vs 3.3 GHz Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Water)

Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium G2140 vs Core i3 3220

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Pentium G2140
4,486
Core i3 3220
5,399

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Pentium G2140
2,474
Core i3 3220
2,501

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Pentium G2140
174.3 MB/s
Core i3 3220
173,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Pentium G2140
4,125
Core i3 3220
5,351

GeekBench

Pentium G2140
4,125
Core i3 3220
8,919

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Pentium G2140
3,395
Core i3 3220
4,229

PassMark (Single Core)

Pentium G2140
1,813
Core i3 3220
1,764

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Pentium G2140  vs
Core i3 3220 
Clock speed 3.3 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 2.38 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 G2140  vs
Core i3 3220 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 2 4
L2 cache 1 MB 0.5 MB
L2 cache per core 0.5 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 3.3 GHz 3.43 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.3 GHz 3.46 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.3 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 25,600 MB/s 25,600 MB/s
Maximum memory size 32,768 MB 32,768 MB
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