i7-930 vs Athlon PRO 200GE

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon PRO 200GE
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.38
+28%
Core i7-930
2010
4 cores / 8 threads, 130 Watt
1.86

Athlon PRO 200GE outperforms Core i7-930 by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon PRO 200GE and Core i7-930 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18432047
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.24
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Athlonno data
Power efficiency6.481.36
DesignerAMDIntel
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Bloomfield (2008−2010)
Release date6 September 2018 (6 years ago)28 February 2010 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$80

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon PRO 200GE and Core i7-930 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.06 GHz
Bus rateno data4.8 GT/s
Multiplier32no data
L1 cache192 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size209.78 mm2263 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data68 °C
Number of transistors4950 Million731 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon PRO 200GE and Core i7-930 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4FCLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon PRO 200GE and Core i7-930. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data1.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data36 Bit
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Athlon PRO 200GE and Core i7-930 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon PRO 200GE and Core i7-930 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon PRO 200GE and Core i7-930. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB24 GB
Max memory channels23
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon Vega 3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon PRO 200GE and Core i7-930.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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.

Athlon PRO 200GE 2.38
+28%
i7-930 1.86

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.

Athlon PRO 200GE 3816
+28%
i7-930 2982

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon PRO 200GE 932
+122%
i7-930 419

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon PRO 200GE 1887
+32.2%
i7-930 1427

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.38 1.86
Recency 6 September 2018 28 February 2010
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 130 Watt

Athlon PRO 200GE has a 28% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 271.4% lower power consumption.

i7-930, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The AMD Athlon PRO 200GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i7-930 in performance tests.

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