Intel Pentium G3220 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3220 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, 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, 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), 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).

Intel Pentium G3220

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3220

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 58% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 65 Watt

Launch date	September 2013 vs December 2006
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 60% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 999 vs 623
Around 42% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1610 vs 1136

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	999 vs 623
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1610 vs 1136

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3220
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

623

999

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1136

1610

Name	Intel Pentium G3220	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1701
PassMark - CPU mark	1893
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	623	999
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1136	1610
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.203
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	33.68
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.191
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	658
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1371
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2524
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	658
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1371
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2524

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G3220	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Brisbane
Launch date	September 2013	December 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$71
Place in performance rating	2164	2188
Price now	$119.95	$60
Processor Number	G3220
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	7.69	4.76
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	177 mm	126 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	65 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	72°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	1.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	1400 million	154 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V
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
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
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013C
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)