Overall I found the G2030 to be pretty fast for everyday use, and can play 1080p Blu-ray movies in full HD resolution jitter free and ease. Most importantly the below advantages of the Ivy Bridge based G2030 lead me to buy over the newer G3220:ġ) Both being rated at 3 GHz, G2030 is 700 rupees cheaper than G3220.Ģ) Newer Haswell based G3220 may draw between 8% and 23% more power under load than Ivy Bridge based G2030 (info: wikipedia).ģ) G3220 is around 15 ☌ hotter than Ivy Bridge based G2030 (info: wikipedia).Ĥ) Total performance improvement of G3220 on average is about 3% over G2030 which is not much (info: wikipedia). Also there are so many good PCI Express 2 based value for money graphics cards available in the market supported by G2030 which are frankly fill to the gills for any current Pentiums.
I found the pricier G3220 had little bit better performance than G2030 on paper as it supports PCI Express 3 and in having ten graphics execution units while G2030 have six, but still I went for the cheaper G2030 because Pentium processors are not built with gamers in mind (they will go for Intel Core processors + PCI Express 3 graphics card).
One was the 3rd generation Ivy Bridge based G2030 while the other the newer 4th generation Haswell based G3220. As such I was in hunt for a low cost Intel processor with an average internal graphics and ended up with two choices both rated at 3 GHz. My requirement was for a low cost desktop PC solution which needs to run for long hours, consume very less energy, runs cool with casual light gaming. I am using it over a week now paired with Gigabyte B75M-D3H mobo + 2 X 2GB RAM 1333 MHz in dual channel mode and the combined performance are truly great for the price I paid. Best Bang For The Buck Intel Processor The Intel Pentium G2030 is an excellent dual core processor rated at 3 GHz and based on 3rd generation Ivy Bridge architecture.