A4-5100 vs Pentium G2030

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G2030 and A4-5100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2295	2457
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.09	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD A-Series
Architecture codename	no data	Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date	1 April 2013 (11 years ago)	2 November 2013 (10 years ago)
Current price	$62	$105

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G2030 and A4-5100 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	3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1.55 GHz
L2 cache	no data	2048 KB
L3 cache	3 MB Intel® Smart Cache	no data
Chip lithography	22 nm	28 nm
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G2030 and A4-5100 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	FCLGA1155	FT3
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G2030 and A4-5100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, DDR3L-1600
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	no data	FMA4
AVX	no data	+
PowerTune	no data	-
TrueAudio	no data	-
PowerNow	no data	+
PowerGating	no data	+
Out-of-band client management	no data	-
VirusProtect	no data	+
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	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Pentium G2030 and A4-5100 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 G2030 and A4-5100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	1
VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data
IOMMU 2.0	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G2030 and A4-5100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors	AMD Radeon HD 8330
Enduro	no data	+
Switchable graphics	no data	1
UVD	no data	+
VCE	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G2030 and A4-5100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
DisplayPort	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G2030 and A4-5100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	no data	1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G2030 and A4-5100.

PCIe version

2.0

2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Pentium G2030 outperforms A4-5100 by 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.13	0.87
Recency	1 April 2013	2 November 2013
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	15 Watt

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