AMD Ryzen 3 1300X vs Intel Pentium G4400

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 1300X and Intel Pentium G4400 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 Ryzen 3 1300X

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 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 12% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
  • 3x 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
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2126 vs 2006
  • 2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6974 vs 2582
  • Around 14% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 892 vs 783
  • 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2943 vs 1425
  • Around 91% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 3075 vs 1610
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 27 July 2017 vs September 2015
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
L1 cache 384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8 MB vs 4096 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2126 vs 2006
PassMark - CPU mark 6974 vs 2582
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 892 vs 783
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2943 vs 1425
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3075 vs 1610

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G4400

  • Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 54 Watt vs 65 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 54 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G4400

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2126
2006
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6974
2582
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
892
783
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2943
1425
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
3075
1610
Name AMD Ryzen 3 1300X Intel Pentium G4400
PassMark - Single thread mark 2126 2006
PassMark - CPU mark 6974 2582
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 892 783
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2943 1425
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3075 1610
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.534
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 43.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.234
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.391
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 9.107
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 950
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2832
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4807
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 950
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2832
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4807

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 3 1300X Intel Pentium G4400

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Skylake
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 27 July 2017 September 2015
Launch price (MSRP) $130 $56
OPN PIB YD130XBBAEBOX
OPN Tray YD130XBBM4KAE
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1696 1697
Price now $139.98 $69.99
Series AMD Ryzen 3 Desktop Processors Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Value for money (0-100) 15.71 14.96
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number G4400
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.5 GHz 3.30 GHz
Die size 192 mm 150 mm
L1 cache 384 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8 MB 4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz 3.3 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 2
Transistor count 4800 Million 1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 65 °C

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 54 Watt
Thermal Solution Wraith Stealth PCG 2015C (65W)
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 x16 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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

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

Device ID 0x1902
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 510

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA N / A
Max resolution over WiDi 1080p

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.4

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot