A8-7680 vs Pentium G2010

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G2010 and A8-7680 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2454	1826
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.02	15.78
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD A8
Power efficiency	1.74	4.69
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Excavator (2017−2018)
Release date	21 January 2013 (11 years ago)	26 October 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$466	$56

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

A8-7680 has 78800% better value for money than Pentium G2010.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G2010 and A8-7680 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	no data	38
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	22 nm	28 nm
Die size	94 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C	74 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G2010 and A8-7680 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	FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G2010 and A8-7680. 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)	+	no data
My WiFi	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-

Security technologies

Pentium G2010 and A8-7680 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 G2010 and A8-7680 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 G2010 and A8-7680. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	14.936 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors	Radeon R7 Series
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G2010 and A8-7680 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G2010 and A8-7680.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.01	2.23
Recency	21 January 2013	26 October 2018
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	45 Watt

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