Pentium G2120T vs PRO A10-8770
Aggregate performance score
PRO A10-8770 outperforms Pentium G2120T by a whopping 121% 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 | 2106 | 2748 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 3.32 | 2.79 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | no data |
| Architecture codename | Carrizo (2015−2018) | no data |
| Release date | October 2016 (9 years ago) | 1 April 2013 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
PRO A10-8770 and Pentium G2120T 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | no data |
| Bus rate | no data | 5 GT/s |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | no data |
| L3 cache | no data | 3 MB Intel® Smart Cache |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 250 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on PRO A10-8770 and Pentium G2120T 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 | 1 |
| Socket | AM4 | FCLGA1155 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A10-8770 and Pentium G2120T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| 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
PRO A10-8770 and Pentium G2120T 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 PRO A10-8770 and Pentium G2120T are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A10-8770 and Pentium G2120T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 25.6 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics | Intel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors |
| iGPU core count | 6 | no data |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.05 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of PRO A10-8770 and Pentium G2120T integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| DisplayPort | n/a | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by PRO A10-8770 and Pentium G2120T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A10-8770 and Pentium G2120T.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 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 | 2.01 | 0.91 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
PRO A10-8770 has a 120.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Pentium G2120T, on the other hand, has a 27.3% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.
The AMD PRO A10-8770 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium G2120T in performance tests.
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