AMD Athlon X4 950 vs Intel Pentium G3450T

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 950 and Intel Pentium G3450T 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.

AMD Athlon X4 950

Intel Pentium G3450T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 950

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 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 31% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.9 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 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1637 vs 1135
Around 78% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3598 vs 2016

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	27 July 2017 vs July 2014
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1637 vs 1135
PassMark - CPU mark	3598 vs 2016

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3450T

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

Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 950
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G3450T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1637

1135

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3598

2016

Name	AMD Athlon X4 950	Intel Pentium G3450T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1637	1135
PassMark - CPU mark	3598	2016
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	514
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1557

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 950	Intel Pentium G3450T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Haswell
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	27 July 2017	July 2014
Launch price (MSRP)	$60
OPN PIB	AD950XAGABBOX
OPN Tray	AD950XAGM44AB
Place in performance rating	2090	2108
Price now	$59.99
Series	AMD Athlon X4	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Value for money (0-100)	26.05
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		G3450T
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	2.90 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	2.9 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		66.4°C
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 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	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
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		200 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
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)