Pentium G2030 vs Ryzen 5 3600X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3600X
2019
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
11.45
+941%
Pentium G2030
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 55 Watt
1.10

Ryzen 5 3600X outperforms Pentium G2030 by a whopping 941% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3600X and Pentium G2030 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking6902412
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.84no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency11.401.89
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)no data
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)1 April 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3600X 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads122
Base clock speed3.8 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHzno data
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache96K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache32 MB (shared)3 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm22 nm
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3600X 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
SocketAM4FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3600X and Pentium G2030. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3600X 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 3600X 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 3600X and Pentium G2030. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size128 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s21 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors
Clear Video HD--
Graphics max frequency-1.05 GHz
InTru 3D--

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 3600X and Pentium G2030 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3600X and Pentium G2030.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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.

Ryzen 5 3600X 11.45
+941%
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 3600X 18184
+938%
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 3600X 1669
+247%
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 3600X 7089
+770%
Pentium G2030 815

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.45 1.10
Recency 7 July 2019 1 April 2013
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 2
Chip lithography 7 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 55 Watt

Ryzen 5 3600X has a 940.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 214.3% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium G2030, on the other hand, has 72.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 3600X is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G2030 in performance tests.


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