Intel Pentium G2130 vs Intel Core i5-540M

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,598

Rank #1,194

vs
4,276

Rank #1,554

4,598
4,276

Pentium G2130 wins by 7% (Rank #1194 vs #1554)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,760

Rank #1,100

vs
4,225

Rank #1,551

4,760
4,225

Pentium G2130 wins by 11.2% (Rank #1100 vs #1551)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,356

Rank #1,565

vs
4,352

Rank #1,574

4,356
4,352

Pentium G2130 wins by 0.1% (Rank #1565 vs #1574)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,534

Rank #1,264

vs
4,509

Rank #1,464

4,534
4,509

Pentium G2130 wins by 0.6% (Rank #1264 vs #1464)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,489

Rank #1,399

vs
4,484

Rank #1,426

4,489
4,484

Pentium G2130 wins by 0.1% (Rank #1399 vs #1426)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,513

Rank #1,310

vs
4,488

Rank #1,481

4,513
4,488

Pentium G2130 wins by 0.6% (Rank #1310 vs #1481)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Pentium G2130 Core i5-540M Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
2
4
-50%
Base Frequency
3,200 MHz
2,533 MHz
+20.8%
Clock Multiplier
32x
19x
+40.6%
L1 Cache
62 KB
62 KB
0%
L2 Cache
0 MiB
0 MiB
0%
L3 Cache
3 MiB
3 MiB
0%
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
0 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
26 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
16
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
55 W
35 W
36.4% more
Process (lower is better)
22 nm
32 nm
31.3% less

General Information

Specification Pentium G2130 Core i5-540M
Designer Intel Intel
Model Number G2130 --
Core Name Ivy Bridge Arrandale
Socket FCLGA1155 Socket G1
Package FC-LGA12C rPGA
Memory Type DDR3 1333/1600 DDR3
ECC Support Yes --
PCIe Revision 2.0 --
PCIe Configuration up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4 --
Market Segment Desktop Mobile
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Pentium G2130
Intel
Core i5-540M
Intel

Model Number

Pentium G2130
G2130
Core i5-540M
--

Core Name

Pentium G2130
Ivy Bridge
Core i5-540M
Arrandale

Socket

Pentium G2130
FCLGA1155
Core i5-540M
Socket G1

Package

Pentium G2130
FC-LGA12C
Core i5-540M
rPGA

Memory Type

Pentium G2130
DDR3 1333/1600
Core i5-540M
DDR3

ECC Support

Pentium G2130
Yes
Core i5-540M
--

PCIe Revision

Pentium G2130
2.0
Core i5-540M
--

PCIe Configuration

Pentium G2130
up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Core i5-540M
--

Market Segment

Pentium G2130
Desktop
Core i5-540M
Mobile

Locked Multiplier

Pentium G2130
Yes
Core i5-540M
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Pentium G2130 Core i5-540M
Process 22 nm 32 nm
Die Area 94 mm² 81 mm²
Transistor Count -- 0.00 billion
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Pentium G2130
22 nm
Core i5-540M
32 nm

Die Area

Pentium G2130
94 mm²
Core i5-540M
81 mm²

Transistor Count

Pentium G2130
--
Core i5-540M
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Pentium G2130
Intel
Core i5-540M
Intel

Word Size

Pentium G2130
64-bit
Core i5-540M
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Pentium G2130 Core i5-540M
GPU HD Graphics --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1050 MHz --

GPU

Pentium G2130
HD Graphics
Core i5-540M
--

GPU Designer

Pentium G2130
Intel
Core i5-540M
--

GPU Max Frequency

Pentium G2130
1050 MHz
Core i5-540M
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Pentium G2130 Core i5-540M
AES
AVX2
EIST
EPT
FMA
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
SIPP
SMEP
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
Secure Key
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-64