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| Intel Pentium G620 vs Core i3 2100 |
Released April, 2011
Intel Pentium G620
- 2.6 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium G620
![]() | Much more l2 cache 1 MB | ![]() | Much more l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core |
![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 70.8W | ![]() | Much lower annual home energy cost 27.64 $/year |
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Released January, 2011
Intel Core i3 2100
- 3.1 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Core i3 2100
![]() | Significantly higher clock speed 3.1 GHz | ![]() | More threads 4 |
![]() | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.23 GHz | ![]() | Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.23 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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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 | |||
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Much more l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
Much lower typical power consumption | 70.8W | vs | 98.28W | Around 30% lower typical power consumption | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 27.64 $/year | vs | 37.88 $/year | More than 25% lower annual home energy cost | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 66.84 $/year | vs | 93.47 $/year | Around 30% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Significantly higher clock speed | 3.1 GHz | vs | 2.6 GHz | Around 20% higher clock speed | |||
More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.23 GHz | vs | 2.72 GHz | Around 20% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.23 GHz | vs | 2.6 GHz | Around 25% better overclocked clock speed (Water) |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium G620 vs Core i3 2100
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium G620
3,219
Core i3 2100
4,786
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium G620
1,794
Core i3 2100
2,258
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium G620
128,700 MB/s
Core i3 2100
153,100 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium G620
3,186
Core i3 2100
4,738
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium G620
3,164
Core i3 2100
5,042
GeekBench
Pentium G620
5,804
Core i3 2100
7,901
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Pentium G620
2,303
Core i3 2100
3,664
PassMark (Single Core)
Pentium G620
1,326
Core i3 2100
1,583
Reviews Word on the street
Pentium G620 | vs | Core i3 2100 | ||
![]() | 9.4 | 9.3 |
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium G620 | vs | Core i3 2100 |
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Clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 3.1 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 1155 | |||
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 | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | GPU | |
Label | Intel® HD Graphics | Intel® HD Graphics 2000 | |
Number of displays supported | 2 | 2 | |
GPU clock speed | 850 MHz | 850 MHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 1,100 MHz | 1,100 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR3-1066 | |||
DDR3 | |||
Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
Maximum bandwidth | 17,066.66 MB/s | 21,333.32 MB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB | 32,768 MB |
details | Pentium G620 | vs | Core i3 2100 |
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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 | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Clock multiplier | 26 | 31 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 69.1°C | Unknown - 69.1°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 21 | 101 | |
Overclock review score | 5 | 4.5 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 2.72 GHz | 3.23 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.6 GHz | 3.23 GHz | |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 1,014.8 | 1,518.9 | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.72 GHz | 3.23 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 65W | 65W | |
Annual home energy cost | 27.64 $/year | 37.88 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 66.84 $/year | 93.47 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 1.64 pt/W | 1.41 pt/W | |
Idle power consumption | 54.3W | 73W | |
Peak power consumption | 76.3W | 106.7W | |
Typical power consumption | 70.8W | 98.28W | |
bus | |||
Architecture | DMI | DMI | |
Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s |
Intel Pentium G620 ![]() | Intel Core i3 2100 ![]() |
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