Athlon II X2 255 vs Pentium G2120

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G2120 and Athlon II X2 255 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2357	2679
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.07	0.02
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	2.05	1.08
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Regor (2009−2013)
Release date	3 September 2012 (12 years ago)	25 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$88	$60

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium G2120 has 250% better value for money than Athlon II X2 255.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G2120 and Athlon II X2 255 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	2
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Die size	94 mm2	117 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	410 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G2120 and Athlon II X2 255 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	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G2120 and Athlon II X2 255. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	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	+	-

Security technologies

Pentium G2120 and Athlon II X2 255 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 G2120 and Athlon II X2 255 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G2120 and Athlon II X2 255. 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	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G2120 and Athlon II X2 255 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G2120 and Athlon II X2 255.

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.19	0.74
Recency	3 September 2012	25 January 2010
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	65 Watt

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