AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF vs Intel Pentium G3440

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF and Intel Pentium G3440 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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).

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF

Intel Pentium G3440

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
10 more threads: 12 vs 2
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 22 nm
5.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 32 GB

Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 22 nm
L3 cache	16 MB vs 3072 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 32 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3440

Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G3440

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF	Intel Pentium G3440
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3319
PassMark - Single thread mark		1917
PassMark - CPU mark		2202
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		707
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1235
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		8.089
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		147.948
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.632
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		7.19
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.449

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF	Intel Pentium G3440
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Haswell
Launch date	Q1'2020	May 2014
OPN Tray	YD1600BBAFBOX
Place in performance rating	2029	2035
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$95
Price now		$159.94
Processor Number		G3440
Series		Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		6.08
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	3.30 GHz
L3 cache	16 MB	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	12	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		177 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		72°C
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	39.74 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 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
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
PCI Express revision		Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		350 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® 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)