AMD FX-8370E vs Intel Pentium G3250

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-8370E and Intel Pentium G3250 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).

AMD FX-8370E

Intel Pentium G3250

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8370E

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 34% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5319 vs 2010
4.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2859 vs 654
9.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 11715 vs 1182
Around 69% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 9.383 vs 5.545

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2014 vs July 2014
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
L2 cache	8192 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	5319 vs 2010
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2859 vs 654
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	11715 vs 1182
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	9.383 vs 5.545

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3250

Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 72°C vs 71 °C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 79% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1809 vs 1466

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	72°C vs 71 °C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1809 vs 1466

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-8370E
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G3250

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1466

1809

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5319

2010

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2859

654

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

11715

1182

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

9.383

5.545

Name	AMD FX-8370E	Intel Pentium G3250
PassMark - Single thread mark	1466	1809
PassMark - CPU mark	5319	2010
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2859	654
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	11715	1182
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	9.383	5.545
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	20.879
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.401
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.984
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	5.33
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		670
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1406
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2831
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		670
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1406
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2831

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-8370E	Intel Pentium G3250
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vishera	Haswell
Launch date	September 2014	July 2014
Place in performance rating	1881	1882
Price now	$223.87	$109.99
Value for money (0-100)	10.27	8.71
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$171
Processor Number		G3250
Series		Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	315 mm	177 mm
L2 cache	8192 KB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	72°C
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of threads	8	2
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.075 V - Max: 1.2875 V
Transistor count	1200 million	1400 million
Unlocked
Base frequency		3.20 GHz
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	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
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3+	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	53 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013C
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	n / a	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® 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® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)