AMD A6-7470K vs Intel Pentium G3450

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-7470K and Intel Pentium G3450 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD A6-7470K

Intel Pentium G3450

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-7470K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 18% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
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

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3450

Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 72°C vs 71.30°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1897 vs 1576
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2178 vs 1799
Around 58% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3341 vs 2119
Around 76% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5503 vs 3119

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	72°C vs 71.30°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1897 vs 1576
PassMark - CPU mark	2178 vs 1799
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3341 vs 2119
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5503 vs 3119

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-7470K
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G3450

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1576

1897

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1799

2178

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2119

3341

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3119

5503

Name	AMD A6-7470K	Intel Pentium G3450
PassMark - Single thread mark	1576	1897
PassMark - CPU mark	1799	2178
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2119	3341
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3119	5503
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		8.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		155.633
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		6.011
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.856

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-7470K	Intel Pentium G3450
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB	AD747KYBJCBOX
OPN Tray	AD747KYBI23JC
Place in performance rating	1365	1377
Series	AMD A6-Series APU for Desktops	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Haswell
Launch date		May 2014
Launch price (MSRP)		$175
Price now		$99.99
Processor Number		G3450
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		10.91
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	3.40 GHz
Compute Cores	6
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C	72°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		177 mm
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Number of threads		2
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	1.1 GHz
iGPU core count	256
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R5 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
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	11.1/12
Vulkan
OpenGL		4.3
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45 Watt/65 Watt
Sockets supported	FM2+	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	53 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013C
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD Mantle API
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerTune
TrueAudio
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
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)