PRO A6-8550B vs Pentium G2120
Aggregated performance score
Primary Details
Comparing Pentium G2120 and PRO A6-8550B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2209 | 2214 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation | 0.07 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) | Godaveri (2014−2018) |
| Release date | 3 September 2012 (11 years ago) | 29 September 2015 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $88 | no data |
| Current price | $176 (2x MSRP) | no data |
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed Specifications
Pentium G2120 and PRO A6-8550B 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 | 3.1 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 1024 KB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 94 mm2 | 245 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 71 °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 G2120 and PRO A6-8550B 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 G2120 and PRO A6-8550B. 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 | + |
| FRTC | no data | 1 |
| FreeSync | no data | 1 |
| 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 G2120 and PRO A6-8550B 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 G2120 and PRO A6-8550B 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 G2120 and PRO A6-8550B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3-2133 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 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 |
| Enduro | no data | + |
| Switchable graphics | no data | 1 |
| UVD | no data | + |
| VCE | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.05 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G2120 and PRO A6-8550B integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| DisplayPort | no data | + |
| HDMI | no data | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium G2120 and PRO A6-8550B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 12 |
| Vulkan | no data | 1 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G2120 and PRO A6-8550B.
| 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.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Pentium G2120 outperforms PRO A6-8550B by 1% in Passmark.
Pros & Cons Summary
| Recency | 3 September 2012 | 29 September 2015 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 65 Watt |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium G2120 and PRO A6-8550B.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G2120 and PRO A6-8550B, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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