Turion II Ultra M620 vs Pentium G630

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G630
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.84
+64.7%
Turion II Ultra M620
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.51

Pentium G630 outperforms Turion II Ultra M620 by an impressive 65% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G630 and Turion II Ultra M620 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25692863
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.07no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Turion II Ultra
Power efficiency1.221.38
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Caspian (2009)
Release date4 September 2011 (13 years ago)10 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$100no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G630 and Turion II Ultra M620 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.7 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus rateno data3600 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size131 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature69 °Cno data
Number of transistors504 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G630 and Turion II Ultra M620 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA1155Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G630 and Turion II Ultra M620. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
PowerNow-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Pentium G630 and Turion II Ultra M620 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G630 and Turion II Ultra M620 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 G630 and Turion II Ultra M620. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth17 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processorsno data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G630 and Turion II Ultra M620 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G630 and Turion II Ultra M620.

PCIe version2.0no 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.


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 G630 0.84
+64.7%
Turion II Ultra M620 0.51

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 G630 1336
+64.1%
Turion II Ultra M620 814

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Pentium G630 397
+33.7%
Turion II Ultra M620 297

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Pentium G630 685
+24.5%
Turion II Ultra M620 550

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.84 0.51
Recency 4 September 2011 10 September 2009
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Pentium G630 has a 64.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

Turion II Ultra M620, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Pentium G630 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II Ultra M620 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G630 is a desktop processor while Turion II Ultra M620 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G630 and Turion II Ultra M620, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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