Intel Pentium G2100T vs Core 2 Quad Q8200

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Combined performance score

Core 2 Quad Q8200
1.16
+5.5%

Core 2 Quad Q8200 outperforms Pentium G2100T by 5% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q8200 and Pentium G2100T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking22322257
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.640.03
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release dateAugust 2008 (15 years old)3 September 2012 (11 years old)
Current price$28 $324
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Core 2 Quad Q8200 has 5367% better value for money than Pentium G2100T.

Technical specs

Core 2 Quad Q8200 and Pentium G2100T 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.33 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.33 GHz2.6 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB (shared)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die size2x 81 mm294 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °C65 °C
Number of transistors456 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q8200 and Pentium G2100T 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 configuration11
SocketLGA775FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q8200 and Pentium G2100T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI--
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q8200 and Pentium G2100T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Keyno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q8200 and Pentium G2100T are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x-+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q8200 and Pentium G2100T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Quad Q8200 and Pentium G2100T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q8200 and Pentium G2100T.

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Core 2 Quad Q8200 1.16
+5.5%
Pentium G2100T 1.10

Core 2 Quad Q8200 outperforms Pentium G2100T by 5% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Core 2 Quad Q8200 1776
+5%
Pentium G2100T 1691

Core 2 Quad Q8200 outperforms Pentium G2100T by 5% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.16 1.10
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Quad Q8200 and Pentium G2100T. The differences in performance seem too small.


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