A6 PRO-7400B vs Pentium G2020

Primary Details

Comparing Pentium G2020 and A6 PRO-7400B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2279	2278
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	0.04	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date	21 January 2013 (11 years ago)	31 July 2014 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$60	no data
Current price	$230 (3.8x MSRP)	$33

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed Specifications

Pentium G2020 and A6 PRO-7400B 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	2	2
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	22 nm	28 nm
Die size	94 mm2	245 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	70 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C	72 °C
Number of transistors	no data	2,411 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G2020 and A6 PRO-7400B 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	FCLGA1155	FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G2020 and A6 PRO-7400B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
PowerTune	no data	+
DualGraphics	no data	1
TrueAudio	no data	+
PowerNow	no data	+
PowerGating	no data	+
Out-of-band client management	no data	+
VirusProtect	no data	+
RAID	no data	+
HSA	no data	1
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	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Pentium G2020 and A6 PRO-7400B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	-	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G2020 and A6 PRO-7400B are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data
IOMMU 2.0	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G2020 and A6 PRO-7400B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	4
Number of pipelines	no data	256
UVD	no data	+
VCE	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G2020 and A6 PRO-7400B integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
DisplayPort	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G2020 and A6 PRO-7400B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

no data

DirectX® 12

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G2020 and A6 PRO-7400B.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Pros & Cons Summary

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Recency	21 January 2013	31 July 2014
Chip lithography	22 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	65 Watt

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