AMD A4-3300 vs Intel Pentium G620

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-3300 and Intel Pentium G620 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

AMD A4-3300

Intel Pentium G620

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-3300

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 35% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 1.503 vs 1.11
2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 71.876 vs 26.661
4.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 3.657 vs 0.831
Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1.739 vs 1.599

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2011 vs May 2011
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.503 vs 1.11
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	71.876 vs 26.661
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.657 vs 0.831
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.739 vs 1.599

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G620

Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1181 vs 973
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1213 vs 942
Around 67% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 458 vs 274
Around 87% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 832 vs 445
Around 67% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.174 vs 0.104

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1181 vs 973
PassMark - CPU mark	1213 vs 942
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	458 vs 274
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	832 vs 445
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.174 vs 0.104

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-3300
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G620

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

973

1181

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

942

1213

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

274

458

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

445

832

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.503

1.11

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

71.876

26.661

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.104

0.174

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.657

0.831

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.739

1.599

Name	AMD A4-3300	Intel Pentium G620
PassMark - Single thread mark	973	1181
PassMark - CPU mark	942	1213
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	274	458
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	445	832
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.503	1.11
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	71.876	26.661
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.104	0.174
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.657	0.831
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.739	1.599
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	360
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	360

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-3300	Intel Pentium G620
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	September 2011	May 2011
Place in performance rating	3001	3004
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$60
Price now		$24.99
Processor Number		G620
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		27.01
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	228 mm	131 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	1178 million	504 million
Base frequency		2.60 GHz
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		69.1°C
Number of threads		2
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1066
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		17 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM1	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
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
Graphics base frequency		850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring