AMD FX-6330 vs Intel Pentium G630T

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-6330 and Intel Pentium G630T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD FX-6330

Intel Pentium G630T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6330

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 2 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
Around 57% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1531 vs 1058
4.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4433 vs 1090

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2015 vs September 2011
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
L1 cache	288 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6144 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 3072 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1531 vs 1058
PassMark - CPU mark	4433 vs 1090

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G630T

3.6x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-6330
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G630T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1531

1058

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4433

1090

Name	AMD FX-6330	Intel Pentium G630T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1531	1058
PassMark - CPU mark	4433	1090
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1961
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3210

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-6330	Intel Pentium G630T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vishera	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	December 2015	September 2011
Place in performance rating	1631	1641
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$80
Price now		$79.99
Processor Number		G630T
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		7.82
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	315 mm	131 mm
L1 cache	288 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6144 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Transistor count	1200 million	504 million
Base frequency		2.30 GHz
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Maximum core temperature		65.0°C
Number of threads		2
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1066
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		17 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3+	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)