Intel Pentium G3220T vs AMD A6-3670K

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3220T and AMD A6-3670K 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3220T

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • 2.9x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 100 Watt
  • Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1465 vs 1147
  • Around 42% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 503 vs 354
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2013 vs December 2011
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1465 vs 1147
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 503 vs 354

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-3670K

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
  • 4x 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 35% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2174 vs 1605
  • Around 20% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1154 vs 964
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 2.7 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 2174 vs 1605
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1154 vs 964

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3220T
CPU 2: AMD A6-3670K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1465
1147
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1605
2174
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
503
354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
964
1154
Name Intel Pentium G3220T AMD A6-3670K
PassMark - Single thread mark 1465 1147
PassMark - CPU mark 1605 2174
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 503 354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 964 1154
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.777
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 214.663
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.435
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 10.542
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.562

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium G3220T AMD A6-3670K

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Llano
Launch date September 2013 December 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $40
Place in performance rating 2264 2269
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 2.7 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2
Transistor count 1400 million 1178 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

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 100 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™)