Pentium T4400 vs Pentium G2120

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G2120 and Pentium T4400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2317	2863
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.07	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Power efficiency	2.05	1.30
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	no data
Release date	3 September 2012 (12 years ago)	1 October 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$88	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G2120 and Pentium T4400 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)	no data
Threads	2	no data
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	no data
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	1 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Die size	94 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G2120 and Pentium T4400 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	no data
Socket	FCLGA1155	PGA478
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G2120 and Pentium T4400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Pentium G2120 and Pentium T4400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	-	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G2120 and Pentium T4400 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G2120 and Pentium T4400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

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 G2120 and Pentium T4400 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G2120 and Pentium T4400.

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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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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.24	0.50
Recency	3 September 2012	1 October 2009
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	35 Watt

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