Athlon II X4 645 vs Pentium G2140

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G2140
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 55 Watt
1.32
Athlon II X4 645
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.48
+12.1%

Athlon II X4 645 outperforms Pentium G2140 by a moderate 12% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G2140 and Athlon II X4 645 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22692167
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data3.30
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.271.47
Architecture codenameno dataPropus (2009−2011)
Release date1 April 2013 (11 years ago)21 September 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$80

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G2140 and Athlon II X4 645 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.3 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3.1 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data512 KB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB Intel® Smart Cache0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data169 mm2
Number of transistorsno data300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G2140 and Athlon II X4 645 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
SocketFCLGA1155AM3
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G2140 and Athlon II X4 645. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no 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 G2140 and Athlon II X4 645 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 G2140 and Athlon II X4 645 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 G2140 and Athlon II X4 645. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1333, DDR3-1600DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
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 Processorsno data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G2140 and Athlon II X4 645 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G2140 and Athlon II X4 645.

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.

Pentium G2140 1.32
Athlon II X4 645 1.48
+12.1%

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 G2140 2092
Athlon II X4 645 2351
+12.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.32 1.48
Recency 1 April 2013 21 September 2010
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 95 Watt

Pentium G2140 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 72.7% lower power consumption.

Athlon II X4 645, on the other hand, has a 12.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Athlon II X4 645 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G2140 in performance tests.


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