AMD Athlon X4 950 vs Intel Pentium G3258

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 950 and Intel Pentium G3258 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 950

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • 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 19% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
  • 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 73% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3591 vs 2072
  • Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1557 vs 1480
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 27 July 2017 vs June 2014
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 3591 vs 2072
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1557 vs 1480

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3258

  • 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 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1841 vs 1636
  • Around 55% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 795 vs 514
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 53 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1841 vs 1636
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 795 vs 514

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 950
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G3258

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1636
1841
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3591
2072
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
514
795
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1557
1480
Name AMD Athlon X4 950 Intel Pentium G3258
PassMark - Single thread mark 1636 1841
PassMark - CPU mark 3591 2072
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 514 795
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1557 1480
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.292
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 46.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.258
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.792
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 674
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1531
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4218
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 674
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1531
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4218

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon X4 950 Intel Pentium G3258

Essentials

Architecture codename Bristol Ridge Haswell
Family AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date 27 July 2017 June 2014
Launch price (MSRP) $60 $77
OPN PIB AD950XAGABBOX
OPN Tray AD950XAGM44AB
Place in performance rating 2088 2094
Price now $59.99 $178.28
Series AMD Athlon X4 Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Value for money (0-100) 26.05 6.43
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number G3258
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.5 GHz 3.20 GHz
Die size 246 mm 177 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 74 °C 72 °C
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz 3.2 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 2
Transistor count 1178 million 1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature 72°C

Memory

Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V
ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 45/65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 53 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2013C

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

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
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

Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
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
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics

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)