Pentium G2030 vs Ryzen 5 3500U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3500U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.36
+296%
Pentium G2030
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 55 Watt
1.10

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Pentium G2030 by a whopping 296% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3500U and Pentium G2030 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13592412
Place by popularity32not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency27.511.89
Architecture codenamePicasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)no data
Release date6 January 2019 (5 years ago)1 April 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3500U 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)
Threads82
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHzno data
Bus typePCIe 3.0no data
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache128K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache4 MB (shared)3 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography12 nm22 nm
Die size209.78 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors4940 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3500U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFP5FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Pentium G2030. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3500U 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 Ryzen 5 3500U and Pentium G2030 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Pentium G2030. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size64 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s21 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)Intel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 3500U and Pentium G2030 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Pentium G2030.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes12no 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.

Ryzen 5 3500U 4.36
+296%
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.

Ryzen 5 3500U 6931
+296%
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.

Ryzen 5 3500U 862
+79.2%
Pentium G2030 481

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.

Ryzen 5 3500U 2482
+205%
Pentium G2030 815

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.36 1.10
Integrated graphics card 4.51 0.77
Recency 6 January 2019 1 April 2013
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 12 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 55 Watt

Ryzen 5 3500U has a 296.4% higher aggregate performance score, 485.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 83.3% more advanced lithography process, and 266.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 3500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G2030 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 3500U is a notebook processor while Pentium G2030 is a desktop one.


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