Intel Pentium G3220 vs AMD FX-4320

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3220 and AMD FX-4320 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 FX-4320

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3220

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 72°C vs 70.50°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Around 79% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1688 vs 1564
Around 13% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 623 vs 550

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs October 2012
Maximum core temperature	72°C vs 70.50°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1688 vs 1564
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	623 vs 550

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4320

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 37% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 50% 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
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 67% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3150 vs 1883
Around 30% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1472 vs 1136

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB vs 3072 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3150 vs 1883
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1472 vs 1136

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3220
CPU 2: AMD FX-4320

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1688

1564

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1883

3150

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

623

550

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1136

1472

Name	Intel Pentium G3220	AMD FX-4320
PassMark - Single thread mark	1688	1564
PassMark - CPU mark	1883	3150
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	623	550
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1136	1472
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 FX-4320
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Vishera
Launch date	September 2013	October 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$71
Place in performance rating	2164	2139
Price now	$119.95
Processor Number	G3220
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series	AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	7.69
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN PIB		FD4320WMHKBOX
OPN Tray		FD4320WMW4MHK
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	4 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	177 mm	315 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	192 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	72°C	70.50°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	4.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	1400 million	1200 million
Unlocked
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
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
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	95 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	Up to 3.0	Not Listed
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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)