Intel Pentium G4520 vs AMD Athlon II X2 340

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Intel Pentium G4520 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon II X2 340
Intel Pentium G4520 AMD Athlon II X2 340

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium G4520 and the AMD Athlon II X2 340 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Pentium G4520 2 core processor released in Q3/2015 with the AMD Athlon II X2 340 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2012.
Intel Pentium (150) Family AMD Athlon II (52)
Intel Pentium G4000 (5) CPU group AMD Athlon II X2 (Trinity) (1)
6 Generation 3
Skylake S Architecture Trinity
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium G4520 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.60 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The AMD Athlon II X2 340 clocks with 3.20 GHz (3.60 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Intel Pentium G4520 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 340
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.60 GHz Frequency 3.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.60 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Pentium G4520 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 340
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel HD Graphics 530 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
24 Compute units --
192 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A 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.

Intel HD Graphics 530 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Pentium G4520, while the AMD Athlon II X2 340 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

Intel Pentium G4520 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 340
DDR4-2133 Memory DDR3-1600
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache 1.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Pentium G4520 has a TDP of 51 W. The TDP of the AMD Athlon II X2 340 is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Pentium G4520 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 340
51 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium G4520 has 3.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of AMD Athlon II X2 340 is at 1.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.

Intel Pentium G4520 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 340
14 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
LGA 1151 Socket FM2
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2015 Release date Q4/2012
-- Release price 30 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

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.
Intel Pentium G4520 Intel Pentium G4520
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
2952 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 340 AMD Athlon II X2 340
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
1300 (44%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Pentium G4520 Intel Pentium G4520
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
153 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 340 AMD Athlon II X2 340
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
77 (50%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Pentium G4520 Intel Pentium G4520
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
274 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 340 AMD Athlon II X2 340
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
126 (46%)

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.
Intel Pentium G4520 Intel Pentium G4520
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
921 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 340 AMD Athlon II X2 340
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Pentium G4520 Intel Pentium G4520
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
1757 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 340 AMD Athlon II X2 340
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Pentium G4520 Intel Pentium G4520
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
795 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 340 AMD Athlon II X2 340
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Pentium G4520 Intel Pentium G4520
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
1360 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 340 AMD Athlon II X2 340
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Pentium G4520 Intel Pentium G4520
Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 1.05 GHz
403 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 340 AMD Athlon II X2 340
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium G4520 AMD Athlon II X2 340
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