Pentium G2030 vs Phenom II X4 840

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X4 840
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.52
+38.2%
Pentium G2030
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 55 Watt
1.10

Phenom II X4 840 outperforms Pentium G2030 by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 840 and Pentium G2030 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21442412
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.08no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.511.89
Architecture codenamePropus (2009−2011)no data
Release date4 January 2011 (13 years ago)1 April 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$90no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 840 and Pentium G2030 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHzno data
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache0 KB3 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die size169 mm2no data
Number of transistors300 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 840 and Pentium G2030 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
SocketAM3FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 840 and Pentium G2030. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 840 and Pentium G2030 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 840 and Pentium G2030 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 840 and Pentium G2030. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 840 and Pentium G2030 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 840 and Pentium G2030.

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.

Phenom II X4 840 1.52
+38.2%
Pentium G2030 1.10

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.

Phenom II X4 840 2417
+38%
Pentium G2030 1752

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.

Phenom II X4 840 332
Pentium G2030 481
+44.9%

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.

Phenom II X4 840 941
+15.5%
Pentium G2030 815

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.52 1.10
Recency 4 January 2011 1 April 2013
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 55 Watt

Phenom II X4 840 has a 38.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Pentium G2030, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 72.7% lower power consumption.

The Phenom II X4 840 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G2030 in performance tests.


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