AMD A10-7890K vs Intel Pentium G3430

Comparative analysis of AMD A10-7890K and Intel Pentium G3430 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD A10-7890K

Intel Pentium G3430

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-7890K

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 30% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 72.40°C vs 72°C
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 66% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3522 vs 2127

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2016 vs September 2013
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C vs 72°C
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3522 vs 2127

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3430

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 79% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1912 vs 1566

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1912 vs 1566

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A10-7890K
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G3430

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1566

1912

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3522

2127

Name	AMD A10-7890K	Intel Pentium G3430
PassMark - Single thread mark	1566	1912
PassMark - CPU mark	3522	2127
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	20.344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	335.352
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.794
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	31.466
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	106.183
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1319
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1878
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3188
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1319
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1878
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3188
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3295
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5528

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A10-7890K	Intel Pentium G3430
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaveri	Haswell
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	January 2016	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$150	$116
OPN PIB	AD789KXDJCHBX
Place in performance rating	833	829
Price now	$199.99	$89.99
Series	AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Value for money (0-100)	8.46	11.11
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		G3430
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	4.1 GHz	3.30 GHz
Compute Cores	12
Die size	246 mm	177 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C	72°C
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	8
Transistor count	1178 million	1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Number of threads		2
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	866 MHz	1.1 GHz
iGPU core count	512
Number of pipelines	512
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		1.7 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	11.1/12
Vulkan
OpenGL		4.3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2+	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	53 Watt
Thermal Solution	Wraith cooler	PCG 2013C
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	Up to 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)