AMD Phenom X2 B60 vs Intel Pentium G3420

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X2 B60 and Intel Pentium G3420 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 Phenom X2 B60

  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 35% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2627 vs 1949
Specifications (specs)
L2 cache 1 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 2627 vs 1949

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3420

  • Around 51% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 80 Watt
  • Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1759 vs 1346
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 53 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1759 vs 1346

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X2 B60
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G3420

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1346
1759
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2627
1949
Name AMD Phenom X2 B60 Intel Pentium G3420
PassMark - Single thread mark 1346 1759
PassMark - CPU mark 2627 1949
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 653
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1221
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.144
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 61.915
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.748
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 6.906
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.386
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 652
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2589
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3053
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 652
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2589
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3053

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom X2 B60 Intel Pentium G3420

Essentials

Family AMD Phenom
OPN Tray HDXB60WFK2DGM
Place in performance rating 1855 1870
Series AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X2 Dual-Core Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Haswell
Launch date September 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $252
Price now $109.99
Processor Number G3420
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 9.12

Performance

Base frequency 3.5 GHz 3.20 GHz
L2 cache 1 MB 256 KB (per core)
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Die size 177 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Maximum core temperature 72°C
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz
Transistor count 1400 million

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM3 FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt 53 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2013C

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.15 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

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® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
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

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)