AMD A10-9700E vs Intel Pentium G3420T

Comparative analysis of AMD A10-9700E and Intel Pentium G3420T 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-9700E

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 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: 3.5 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
  • Around 36% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 66.4°C
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 69% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3229 vs 1912
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 5 September 2016 vs September 2013
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Maximum core temperature 90°C vs 66.4°C
L2 cache 2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 3229 vs 1912

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3420T

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1570 vs 1501
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1570 vs 1501

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A10-9700E
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G3420T

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1501
1570
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3229
1912
Name AMD A10-9700E Intel Pentium G3420T
PassMark - Single thread mark 1501 1570
PassMark - CPU mark 3229 1912

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A10-9700E Intel Pentium G3420T

Essentials

Architecture codename Bristol Ridge Haswell
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date 5 September 2016 September 2013
OPN PIB AD9700AHABBOX
OPN Tray AD9700AHM44AB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1689 1662
Price now $69.99 $105.25
Series AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Value for money (0-100) 19.72 8.42
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $75
Processor Number G3420T
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3 GHz 2.70 GHz
Compute Cores 10
Die size 246 mm 177 mm
L2 cache 2 MB 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 74 °C 72 °C
Maximum core temperature 90°C 66.4°C
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz 2.7 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of GPU cores 6
Transistor count 1178 million 1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared)
Number of threads 2

Memory

Max memory channels 3 2
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 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 847 MHz 1.1 GHz
iGPU core count 6
Processor graphics Radeon R7 Series Intel HD Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics base frequency 200 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 DirectX® 12 11.1/12
Vulkan
OpenGL 4.3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2013A

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 8 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 x8 Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Advanced Technologies

Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
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™)
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® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)