Intel Pentium G3220 vs AMD Athlon II X4 605e

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3220 and AMD Athlon II X4 605e 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Pentium G3220

AMD Athlon II X4 605e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3220

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 30% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 69% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1701 vs 1009

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs October 2009
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1701 vs 1009

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 605e

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 53 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1997 vs 1892
2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1433 vs 623
3.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4113 vs 1136

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 53 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1997 vs 1892
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1433 vs 623
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4113 vs 1136

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3220
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 605e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1701

1009

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1892

1997

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

623

1433

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1136

4113

Name	Intel Pentium G3220	AMD Athlon II X4 605e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1701	1009
PassMark - CPU mark	1892	1997
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	623	1433
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1136	4113
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
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G3220	AMD Athlon II X4 605e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Propus
Launch date	September 2013	October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$71	$102
Place in performance rating	2164	2149
Price now	$119.95	$101.80
Processor Number	G3220
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	7.69	7.96
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	177 mm	169 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	72°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	1400 million	300 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	DDR3
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	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt	45 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)