Pentium G2030 vs m3-6Y30

Place in the ranking	2245	2412
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core m3	no data
Power efficiency	25.95	1.89
Architecture codename	Skylake-Y (2015)	no data
Release date	1 September 2015 (9 years ago)	1 April 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$281	no data

Detailed specifications

Core m3-6Y30 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	0.9 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	no data
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 GT/s	5 GT/s
Multiplier	9	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	3 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Die size	98.57 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1750 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core m3-6Y30 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCBGA1515	FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)	4.5 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core m3-6Y30 and Pentium G2030. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	+	-
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Smart Response	+	no data

Security technologies

Core m3-6Y30 and Pentium G2030 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	-
MPX	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core m3-6Y30 and Pentium G2030 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	+	-
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core m3-6Y30 and Pentium G2030. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size	16 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	29.861 GB/s	21 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 515	Intel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors
Max video memory	16 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	-
Graphics max frequency	850 MHz	1.05 GHz
InTru 3D	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core m3-6Y30 and Pentium G2030 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core m3-6Y30 and Pentium G2030 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	3840x2160@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core m3-6Y30 and Pentium G2030 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core m3-6Y30 and Pentium G2030.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	10	no data

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.

m3-6Y30 1.37
+24.5%

Pentium G2030 1.10

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.

m3-6Y30 2170
+23.9%

Pentium G2030 1752

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.37	1.10
Integrated graphics card	1.64	0.77
Recency	1 September 2015	1 April 2013
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	4 Watt	55 Watt

m3-6Y30 has a 24.5% higher aggregate performance score, 113% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more threads, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 1275% lower power consumption.

The Core m3-6Y30 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G2030 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core m3-6Y30 is a notebook processor while Pentium G2030 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core m3-6Y30 and Pentium G2030, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.