Ryzen 9 7945HX3D vs Pentium G2020

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G2020 and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2315	79
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.04	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045)
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4)
Release date	21 January 2013 (11 years ago)	28 July 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$60	no data
Current price	$70 (1.2x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G2020 and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	2	32
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	5.4 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	1 MB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)	128 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm
Die size	94 mm2	2x 71 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	89 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	17,840 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G2020 and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 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	FL1
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G2020 and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D. 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	-	+
AVX	no data	+
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 Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 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 Ryzen 9 7945HX3D are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G2020 and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
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 610M
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G2020 and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G2020 and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D.

PCIe version

2.0

5.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

Ryzen 9 7945HX3D outperforms Pentium G2020 by 3328% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.09	37.37
Recency	21 January 2013	28 July 2023
Physical cores	2	16
Threads	2	32
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm

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