AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Pentium G3420T

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X and Intel Pentium G3420T 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).

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

Intel Pentium G3420T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
14 more threads: 16 vs 2
Around 41% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
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: 14 nm vs 22 nm
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2100 vs 1570
8.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15671 vs 1912

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 March 2017 vs September 2013
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 66.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 3072 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2100 vs 1570
PassMark - CPU mark	15671 vs 1912

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3420T

2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G3420T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2100

1570

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15671

1912

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 1700X	Intel Pentium G3420T
PassMark - Single thread mark	2100	1570
PassMark - CPU mark	15671	1912
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	896
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6027
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4254
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	23.993
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	54.736
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.172
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	13.361

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 1700X	Intel Pentium G3420T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Haswell
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	2 March 2017	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	$75
OPN PIB	YD170XBCAEWOF
OPN Tray	YD170XBCM88AE
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1569	1562
Price now	$199.99	$105.25
Series	AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Value for money (0-100)	21.56	8.42
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		G3420T
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	2.70 GHz
Die size	192 mm	177 mm
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	66.4°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of threads	16	2
Transistor count	4800 Million	1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	Not included	PCG 2013A
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0 x16	Up to 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 (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
The "Zen" Core Architecture
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		200 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
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)