i3-8120 vs Pentium G2030

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G2030 and Core i3-8120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2371	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Intel Core i3
Architecture codename	no data	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	1 April 2013 (11 years ago)	1 September 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium G2030 and Core i3-8120 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	3 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	3.7 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	5 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	256 KB
L2 cache	no data	1 MB
L3 cache	3 MB Intel® Smart Cache	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	126 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G2030 and Core i3-8120 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1155	1151
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	51 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G2030 and Core i3-8120. 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	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Pentium G2030 and Core i3-8120 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 Core i3-8120 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G2030 and Core i3-8120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	32 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G2030 and Core i3-8120 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G2030 and Core i3-8120.

PCIe version

2.0

3.0

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 April 2013	1 September 2018
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	51 Watt

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