Ryzen 7 5700U vs Pentium G2120T

Aggregate performance score

Pentium G2120T
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
1.02
Ryzen 7 5700U
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
9.97
+877%

Ryzen 7 5700U outperforms Pentium G2120T by a whopping 877% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G2120T and Ryzen 7 5700U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2445770
Place by popularitynot in top-10010
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency2.7662.90
Architecture codenameno dataLucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)
Release date1 April 2013 (11 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium G2120T and Ryzen 7 5700U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speed2.7 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speedno data4.3 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data18
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB Intel® Smart Cache8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistorsno data9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G2120T and Ryzen 7 5700U 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
SocketFCLGA1155FP6
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G2120T and Ryzen 7 5700U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
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 G2120T and Ryzen 7 5700U 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 G2120T and Ryzen 7 5700U 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 G2120T and Ryzen 7 5700U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1333, DDR3-1600DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® ProcessorsAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G2120T and Ryzen 7 5700U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G2120T and Ryzen 7 5700U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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.

Pentium G2120T 1.02
Ryzen 7 5700U 9.97
+877%

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.

Pentium G2120T 1613
Ryzen 7 5700U 15838
+882%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.02 9.97
Recency 1 April 2013 12 January 2021
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 22 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 5700U has a 877.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 214.3% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 5700U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G2120T in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G2120T is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 5700U is a notebook one.


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