Pentium G640 vs E2-3800

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Aggregate performance score

E2-3800
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
0.75
Pentium G640
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.88
+17.3%

Pentium G640 outperforms E2-3800 by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing E2-3800 and Pentium G640 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26732558
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.02
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency4.561.23
Architecture codenameKabini (2013−2014)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date23 May 2013 (11 years ago)3 June 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$179

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

E2-3800 and Pentium G640 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 speedno data2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed1.3 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm32 nm
Die size107 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C69 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)90 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on E2-3800 and Pentium G640 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
SocketFT3FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E2-3800 and Pentium G640. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVXIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVX++
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

E2-3800 and Pentium G640 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E2-3800 and Pentium G640 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E2-3800 and Pentium G640. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channels12
Maximum memory bandwidthno data17 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 8280Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Number of pipelines128no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of E2-3800 and Pentium G640 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by E2-3800 and Pentium G640 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by E2-3800 and Pentium G640.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes4no 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.

E2-3800 0.75
Pentium G640 0.88
+17.3%

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.

E2-3800 1152
Pentium G640 1349
+17.1%

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.

E2-3800 136
Pentium G640 425
+213%

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.

E2-3800 389
Pentium G640 714
+83.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.75 0.88
Recency 23 May 2013 3 June 2012
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

E2-3800 has an age advantage of 11 months, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

Pentium G640, on the other hand, has a 17.3% higher aggregate performance score.

The Pentium G640 is our recommended choice as it beats the E2-3800 in performance tests.

Be aware that E2-3800 is a notebook processor while Pentium G640 is a desktop one.


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