Apple M2 Pro vs Pentium G3420T

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	2663	713
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.11	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Apple Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	1.31	no data
Designer	Intel	Apple
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	no data
Release date	1 September 2013 (12 years ago)	17 January 2023 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$75	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

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Detailed specifications

Basic parameters of Pentium G3420T and M2 Pro: 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	12
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	3.3 MB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	36 MB
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	24 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm
Die size	177 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	40000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3420T and M2 Pro 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	FCLGA1150	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	W

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3420T and M2 Pro. 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)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-

Security technologies

Pentium G3420T and M2 Pro technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3420T and M2 Pro 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 G3420T and M2 Pro. 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 Compare HD Graphics and Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU	Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors	Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU
Max video memory	1.7 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3420T and M2 Pro integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data
VGA	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3420T and M2 Pro integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	1920x1080@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	2560x1600@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	2560x1600@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G3420T and M2 Pro integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.1/12	no data
OpenGL	4.3	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3420T and M2 Pro.

PCIe version	Up to 3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.09	12.54
Recency	1 September 2013	17 January 2023
Physical cores	2	12
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm