Athlon 64 3400+ vs Pentium G2030

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G2030 and Athlon 64 3400+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2292	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.09	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	no data	Clawhammer (2001−2005)
Release date	1 April 2013 (11 years ago)	January 2001 (23 years ago)
Current price	$119	$60

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G2030 and Athlon 64 3400+ 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	2	1
Base clock speed	3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	2.4 GHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	no data	512K
L3 cache	3 MB Intel® Smart Cache	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	130 nm
Die size	no data	193 mm2
Number of transistors	no data	105 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G2030 and Athlon 64 3400+ 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	754
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	89 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G2030 and Athlon 64 3400+. 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	-	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 G2030 and Athlon 64 3400+ 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 G2030 and Athlon 64 3400+ are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G2030 and Athlon 64 3400+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	no data
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	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G2030 and Athlon 64 3400+ integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G2030 and Athlon 64 3400+.

PCIe version

2.0

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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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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	1
Threads	2	1
Chip lithography	22 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	89 Watt

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