Pentium G2010 vs Athlon II X3 455

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X3 455
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 95 Watt
1.18
+16.8%
Pentium G2010
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 55 Watt
1.01

Athlon II X3 455 outperforms Pentium G2010 by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X3 455 and Pentium G2010 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23652468
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.520.03
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.181.74
Architecture codenameRana (2009−2011)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date7 December 2010 (14 years ago)21 January 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$88$466

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X3 455 has 18300% better value for money than Pentium G2010.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X3 455 and Pentium G2010 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads32
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB3072 KB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die size169 mm294 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data65 °C
Number of transistors300 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X3 455 and Pentium G2010 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
SocketAM3FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X3 455 and Pentium G2010. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Athlon II X3 455 and Pentium G2010 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X3 455 and Pentium G2010 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X3 455 and Pentium G2010. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II X3 455 and Pentium G2010 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X3 455 and Pentium G2010.

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.

Athlon II X3 455 1.18
+16.8%
Pentium G2010 1.01

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.

Athlon II X3 455 1879
+17.5%
Pentium G2010 1599

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.

Athlon II X3 455 348
Pentium G2010 441
+26.7%

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.

Athlon II X3 455 855
+32.8%
Pentium G2010 644

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.18 1.01
Recency 7 December 2010 21 January 2013
Physical cores 3 2
Threads 3 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 55 Watt

Athlon II X3 455 has a 16.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Pentium G2010, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 72.7% lower power consumption.

The Athlon II X3 455 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G2010 in performance tests.


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