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.

AMD A10-9700E

Intel Pentium G3420T

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: 3235 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	3235 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 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1570 vs 1513

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1570 vs 1513

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1513

1570

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3235

1912

Name	AMD A10-9700E	Intel Pentium G3420T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1513	1570
PassMark - CPU mark	3235	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	1680	1664
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)