AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs Intel Pentium G3260T

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 4500 and Intel Pentium G3260T 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: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen 5 4500

Intel Pentium G3260T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 4500

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
10 more threads: 12 vs 2
Around 43% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 66.4°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2595 vs 1609
8.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16129 vs 1837

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 66.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2595 vs 1609
PassMark - CPU mark	16129 vs 1837

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 4500
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G3260T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2595

1609

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16129

1837

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 4500	Intel Pentium G3260T
PassMark - Single thread mark	2595	1609
PassMark - CPU mark	16129	1837
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4815
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2906
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4816

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 4500	Intel Pentium G3260T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Haswell
Launch date	4 Apr 2022	Q1'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$129
Place in performance rating	1080	1088
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		G3260T
Series		Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	2.90 GHz
Die size	156 mm²
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	66.4°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	12	2
Transistor count	9800 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V
Maximum memory bandwidth		21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013A
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 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)
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)