AMD G-T40E vs Intel Pentium 2117U

Let's find out which one of AMD G-T40E and Intel Pentium 2117U is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD G-T40E Intel Pentium 2117U
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  AMD G Intel Pentium
• Generation
  1 3
• CPU group
  AMD G Intel Pentium 2000

In this block we are going to compare AMD G-T40E vs Intel Pentium 2117U by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  1.00 GHz 1.80 GHz
• CPU Cores
  2 2
• Turbo (1 Core)
  No turbo No turbo
• CPU Threads
  2 2
• Turbo (2 Cores)
  No turbo No turbo
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD G-T40E and Intel Pentium 2117U along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon HD 6250 Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)
• GPU frequency
  0.28 GHz 0.35 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 1.00 GHz
• Execution units
  1 6
• Shader
  80 48
• Max. GPU Memory
  1 GB --
• Max. displays
  2 3
• Generation
  3 7
• DirectX Version
  11 11.0
• Technology
  40 nm 22 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2010 Q4/2012

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD G-T40E and Intel Pentium 2117U. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode

To choose the best model between AMD G-T40E and Intel Pentium 2117U you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR3L-1066 SO-DIMM DDR3-1333DDR3-1600DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMMDDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM
• Max. Memory
  32 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  1 2
• PCIe version
  2.0
• PCIe lanes
  16

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD G-T40E and Intel Pentium 2117U.

• AES-NI
  No Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD G-T40E or Intel Pentium 2117U? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  6.4 W 17 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 90 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD G-T40E and Intel Pentium 2117U CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE3, SSE4a SSE4.1, SSE4.2
• L3-Cache
  1.00 MB 2.00 MB
• Architecture
  Ontario (Bobcat) Ivy Bridge U
• Technology
  40 nm 22 nm
• Socket
  N/A BGA 1023
• Release date
  Q1/2011 Q3/2012

List of devices based on AMD G-T40E and Intel Pentium 2117U.

• Used in
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