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).

 

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 1702
PassMark - CPU mark 1894
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)