Intel Pentium G3220 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3220 and Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Pentium G3220

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3220

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1688 vs 1234
Around 56% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1883 vs 1210
Around 48% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 623 vs 422
Around 54% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1136 vs 738
3.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 1.203 vs 0.33
Around 28% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 33.68 vs 26.311
Around 93% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.191 vs 0.099

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs January 2008
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1688 vs 1234
PassMark - CPU mark	1883 vs 1210
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	623 vs 422
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1136 vs 738
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.203 vs 0.33
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	33.68 vs 26.311
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.191 vs 0.099

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 72.4°C vs 72°C
12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum core temperature	72.4°C vs 72°C
L2 cache	6144 KB vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3220
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1688

1234

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1883

1210

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

623

422

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1136

738

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.203

0.33

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

33.68

26.311

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.191

0.099

Name	Intel Pentium G3220	Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
PassMark - Single thread mark	1688	1234
PassMark - CPU mark	1883	1210
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	623	422
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1136	738
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.203	0.33
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	33.68	26.311
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.191	0.099
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		2400
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.68
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.408

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G3220	Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Wolfdale
Launch date	September 2013	January 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$71
Place in performance rating	2164	2981
Price now	$119.95	$129.95
Processor Number	G3220	E8400
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	7.69	4.87
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	1333 MHz FSB
Die size	177 mm	107 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	6144 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	72°C	72.4°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	1400 million	410 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
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	DDR1, DDR2, 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	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	LGA775
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
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)