AMD A6-7480 vs Intel Pentium G3420T

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-7480 and Intel Pentium G3420T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD A6-7480

Intel Pentium G3420T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-7480

Around 140641% higher clock speed: 3800 MHz vs 2.7 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3800 MHz vs 2.7 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

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 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1570 vs 1562
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1912 vs 1837

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1570 vs 1562
PassMark - CPU mark	1912 vs 1837

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-7480
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G3420T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1562

1570

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1837

1912

Name	AMD A6-7480	Intel Pentium G3420T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1562	1570
PassMark - CPU mark	1837	1912

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-7480	Intel Pentium G3420T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Excavator	Haswell
Place in performance rating	1665	1662
Processor Number	A6-7480	G3420T
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch date		September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)		$75
Price now		$105.25
Series		Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		8.42
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3500 MHz	2.70 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3800 MHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		177 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		66.4°C
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	900 MHz	200 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon R5 Graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		1.7 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2+	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013A
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
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
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
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.1/12
OpenGL		4.3
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)