i3-4100E vs Pentium G630
Aggregate performance score
Core i3-4100E outperforms Pentium G630 by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2856 | 2651 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.08 | 0.07 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Core i3 |
| Power efficiency | 1.27 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Haswell (2013−2015) |
| Release date | 4 September 2011 (14 years ago) | 4 September 2013 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $100 | $225 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Pentium G630 has 14% better value for money than i3-4100E.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Pentium G630 and Core i3-4100E 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 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | 3 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 131 mm2 | 118 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 69 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 504 million | 1,400 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium G630 and Core i3-4100E 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 | Intel BGA1364 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 512 KB + 3 MB |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G630 and Core i3-4100E. 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 | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium G630 and Core i3-4100E 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 Core i3-4100E are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G630 and Core i3-4100E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 17 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors | Intel HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 900 MHz) |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G630 and Core i3-4100E integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G630 and Core i3-4100E.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 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.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.77 | 1.05 |
| Integrated graphics card | 0.72 | 1.69 |
| Recency | 4 September 2011 | 4 September 2013 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 512 Watt |
Pentium G630 has 687.7% lower power consumption.
i3-4100E, on the other hand, has a 36.4% higher aggregate performance score, 134.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more threads, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Core i3-4100E is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium G630 in performance tests.
Note that Pentium G630 is a desktop processor while Core i3-4100E is a notebook one.
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