Ryzen 9 7900X vs Pentium G2030
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms Pentium G2030 by a whopping 2864% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium G2030 and Ryzen 9 7900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2337 | 108 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Architecture codename | no data | Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023) |
| Release date | 1 April 2013 (11 years ago) | 26 September 2022 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium G2030 and Ryzen 9 7900X 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) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 4.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 5.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 768 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 12 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | no data | 5 nm |
| Die size | no data | 2x 70 (CCD) mm2 + 122 (I/O) mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 47 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | CCD: 6,5 Mrd + IOD: 3,4 Mrd Million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium G2030 and Ryzen 9 7900X 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 | no data | AM5 (LGA 1718) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 170 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G2030 and Ryzen 9 7900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 5 nm (CCD), 6 nm (I/O) nm, 0.650 - 1.475V |
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G2030 and Ryzen 9 7900X are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G2030 and Ryzen 9 7900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5-5200 |
| 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 | no data | AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G2030 and Ryzen 9 7900X.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 24 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
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. 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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.13 | 33.49 |
| Recency | 1 April 2013 | 26 September 2022 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 12 |
| Threads | 2 | 24 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 170 Watt |
Pentium G2030 has 209.1% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 9 7900X, on the other hand, has a 2863.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads.
The Ryzen 9 7900X is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G2030 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G2030 and Ryzen 9 7900X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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