Athlon X4 730 vs Pentium G630

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G630
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.86
Athlon X4 730
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.46
+69.8%

Athlon X4 730 outperforms Pentium G630 by an impressive 70% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G630 and Athlon X4 730 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25672181
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.04no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.232.09
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date4 September 2011 (13 years ago)2 October 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$100no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G630 and Athlon X4 730 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)192K
L2 cache256 KB (per core)4 MB (shared)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size131 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors504 million1,303 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G630 and Athlon X4 730 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
SocketFCLGA1155FM2
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G630 and Athlon X4 730. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Pentium G630 and Athlon X4 730 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 G630 and Athlon X4 730 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G630 and Athlon X4 730. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth17 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processorsno data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G630 and Athlon X4 730 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G630 and Athlon X4 730.

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 G630 0.86
Athlon X4 730 1.46
+69.8%

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.

Pentium G630 1334
Athlon X4 730 2278
+70.8%

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.

Pentium G630 396
+7%
Athlon X4 730 370

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.

Pentium G630 687
Athlon X4 730 1074
+56.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.86 1.46
Recency 4 September 2011 2 October 2012
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4

Athlon X4 730 has a 69.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Athlon X4 730 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G630 in performance tests.


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