Pentium G2030 vs Apple M4 (10 cores)
Aggregate performance score
M4 (10 cores) outperforms Pentium G2030 by a whopping 1249% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 618 | 2686 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Apple Apple M4 | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 1.95 |
| Designer | Apple | Intel |
| Release date | 7 May 2024 (1 year ago) | 1 April 2013 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
M4 (10 cores) and Pentium G2030 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 10 (Deca-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 10 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | no data |
| Bus rate | no data | 5 GT/s |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | no data | 3 MB Intel® Smart Cache |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 22 nm |
| Number of transistors | 28 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on M4 (10 cores) and Pentium G2030 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | FCLGA1155 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4 MB | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M4 (10 cores) and Pentium G2030. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| My WiFi | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
Security technologies
M4 (10 cores) and Pentium G2030 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M4 (10 cores) and Pentium G2030 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M4 (10 cores) and Pentium G2030. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 21 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M4 10-core GPU | Intel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.05 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of M4 (10 cores) and Pentium G2030 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M4 (10 cores) and Pentium G2030.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 13.49 | 1.00 |
| Recency | 7 May 2024 | 1 April 2013 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 2 |
| Threads | 10 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4 Watt | 55 Watt |
Apple M4 (10 cores) has a 1249% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 400% more physical cores and 400% more threads, a 633.3% more advanced lithography process, and 1275% lower power consumption.
The Apple M4 (10 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium G2030 in performance tests.
Be aware that Apple M4 (10 cores) is a notebook processor while Pentium G2030 is a desktop one.
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