Athlon 64 X2 3800+ vs Pentium G630T
Aggregate performance score
Pentium G630T outperforms Athlon 64 X2 3800+ by an impressive 73% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium G630T and Athlon 64 X2 3800+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2716 | 2998 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 1.87 | 0.43 |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Manchester (2005−2006) |
| Release date | 4 September 2011 (13 years ago) | August 2005 (19 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $80 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium G630T and Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 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 | 2.3 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 256K |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 131 mm2 | 220 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 65 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 504 million | 154 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium G630T and Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 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 | 939 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 89 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G630T and Athlon 64 X2 3800+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| 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 G630T and Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 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 G630T and Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 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 G630T and Athlon 64 X2 3800+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 17 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G630T and Athlon 64 X2 3800+ integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G630T and Athlon 64 X2 3800+.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no 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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.69 | 0.40 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 89 Watt |
Pentium G630T has a 72.5% higher aggregate performance score, a 181.3% more advanced lithography process, and 154.3% lower power consumption.
The Pentium G630T is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 3800+ in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G630T and Athlon 64 X2 3800+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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