Intel Pentium G3220T vs AMD A6-3500

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3220T and AMD A6-3500 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Pentium G3220T

AMD A6-3500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3220T

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 24% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1465 vs 963
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1605 vs 1420
Around 64% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 503 vs 307
Around 25% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 964 vs 770

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs August 2011
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1465 vs 963
PassMark - CPU mark	1605 vs 1420
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	503 vs 307
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	964 vs 770

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-3500

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	3 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3220T
CPU 2: AMD A6-3500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1465

963

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1605

1420

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

503

307

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

964

770

Name	Intel Pentium G3220T	AMD A6-3500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1465	963
PassMark - CPU mark	1605	1420
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	503	307
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	964	770
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.267
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		1.595
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.083
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		7.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		26.895
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4450
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4450

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G3220T	AMD A6-3500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Llano
Launch date	September 2013	August 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$40
Place in performance rating	2265	2250
Price now	$69.99
Processor Number	G3220T
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	10.98
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	177 mm	228 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	66.4°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	3
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	1400 million	1178 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	200 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	FM1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013A
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® Secure Key technology
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)