AMD Athlon II X2 255 vs Intel Pentium Gold G7400
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| AMD Athlon II X2 255 | Intel Pentium Gold G7400 | |
CPU comparisonAMD Athlon II X2 255 or Intel Pentium Gold G7400 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The AMD Athlon II X2 255 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 255 was released in Q1/2010. The Intel Pentium Gold G7400 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold G7400 was released in Q1/2022. |
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| AMD Athlon II (52) | Family | Intel Pentium (150) |
| AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18) | CPU group | Intel Pentium G7000 (4) |
| 1 | Generation | 11 |
| Propus | Architecture | Alder Lake S |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | Intel Pentium Gold G6400 |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Athlon II X2 255 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X2 255 is 3.10 GHz while the Intel Pentium Gold G7400 has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold G7400 is at 3.70 GHz. |
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| AMD Athlon II X2 255 | Characteristic | Intel Pentium Gold G7400 |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.10 GHz | Frequency | 3.70 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe AMD Athlon II X2 255 or Intel Pentium Gold G7400 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 710 |
| GPU frequency | 0.30 GHz | |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | 1.35 GHz |
| -- | GPU Generation | 13 |
| Technology | 14 nm | |
| Max. displays | 3 | |
| -- | Compute units | 16 |
| -- | Shader | 128 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB |
| -- | DirectX Version | 12 |
Hardware codec supportA photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 710 |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP9 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec AV1 | Decode |
| No | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| No | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD Athlon II X2 255 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Intel Pentium Gold G7400 supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 76.8 GB/s. |
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| AMD Athlon II X2 255 | Characteristic | Intel Pentium Gold G7400 |
| DDR3-1333 | Memory | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 |
| 16 GB | Max. Memory | 128 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 21.3 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| 2.00 MB | L2 Cache | 2.50 MB |
| -- | L3 Cache | 6.00 MB |
| 2.0 | PCIe version | 5.0 |
| -- | PCIe lanes | 20 |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | 78.8 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon II X2 255 is 65 W, while the Intel Pentium Gold G7400 has a TDP of 46 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| AMD Athlon II X2 255 | Characteristic | Intel Pentium Gold G7400 |
| 65 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 46 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon II X2 255 is manufactured in 45 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium Gold G7400 is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 8.50 MB cache. |
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| AMD Athlon II X2 255 | Characteristic | Intel Pentium Gold G7400 |
| 45 nm | Technology | 10 nm |
| Unknown | Chip design | Monolithic |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| AM3 | Socket | LGA 1700 |
| AMD-V | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| No | AES-NI | Yes |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q1/2010 | Release date | Q1/2022 |
| -- | Release price | 77 $ |
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Average performance in benchmarks
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD Athlon II X2 255
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold G7400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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AMD Athlon II X2 255
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold G7400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
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AMD Athlon II X2 255
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold G7400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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AMD Athlon II X2 255
@ 0.00 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold G7400
Intel UHD Graphics 710 @ 1.35 GHz |
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
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AMD Athlon II X2 255
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold G7400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| AMD Athlon II X2 255 | Intel Pentium Gold G7400 |
| Unknown | Unknown |
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