AMD Phenom II X3 B77 vs Intel Pentium G2130

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Combined performance score

Pentium G2130
1.25
+4.2%

Pentium G2130 outperforms Phenom II X3 B77 by 4% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Pentium G2130 and Phenom II X3 B77 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking21742209
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.800.05
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Heka (2009−2010)
Release date21 January 2013 (11 years old)11 May 2010 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$90no data
Current price$86 (1x MSRP)$237
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium G2130 has 5500% better value for money than Phenom II X3 B77.

Technical specs

Pentium G2130 and Phenom II X3 B77 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 cores2 (Dual-core)3 (Tri-Core)
Threads23
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache3072 KB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die size94 mm2258 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data758 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G2130 and Phenom II X3 B77 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1155AM3
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G2130 and Phenom II X3 B77. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no 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
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Pentium G2130 and Phenom II X3 B77 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 G2130 and Phenom II X3 B77 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 G2130 and Phenom II X3 B77. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processorsno data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G2130 and Phenom II X3 B77 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G2130 and Phenom II X3 B77.

PCIe version2.02.0

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.

Pentium G2130 1.25
+4.2%
Phenom II X3 B77 1.20

Pentium G2130 outperforms Phenom II X3 B77 by 4% in our combined benchmark results.


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 G2130 1921
+4.2%
Phenom II X3 B77 1844

Pentium G2130 outperforms Phenom II X3 B77 by 4% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.25 1.20
Recency 21 January 2013 11 May 2010
Physical cores 2 3
Threads 2 3
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 95 Watt

We couldn't decide between Pentium G2130 and Phenom II X3 B77. The differences in performance seem too small.


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