AMD A8-7670K vs Intel Pentium G3430

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-7670K and Intel Pentium G3430 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, 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 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD A8-7670K

Intel Pentium G3430

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-7670K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 72.40°C vs 72°C
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3192 vs 2127

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C vs 72°C
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3192 vs 2127

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3430

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 79% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1912 vs 1485

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1912 vs 1485

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-7670K
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G3430

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1485

1912

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3192

2127

Name	AMD A8-7670K	Intel Pentium G3430
PassMark - Single thread mark	1485	1912
PassMark - CPU mark	3192	2127
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	14.634
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	126.662
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.151
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	20.723
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	67.072
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1882
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2436
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	7326
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1882
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2436
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	7326
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3295
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5528

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-7670K	Intel Pentium G3430
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB	AD767KXBJCSBX
Place in performance rating	825	829
Series	AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Haswell
Launch date		September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)		$116
Price now		$89.99
Processor Number		G3430
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		11.11
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.30 GHz
Compute Cores	10
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C	72°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	6
Number of threads	4	2
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
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	757 MHz	1.1 GHz
iGPU core count	512
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R7 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
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	11.1/12
Vulkan
OpenGL		4.3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	53 Watt
Thermal Solution	Near Silent 95W	PCG 2013C
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
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)