Intel Pentium G3220T vs AMD A8-6600K

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3220T and AMD A8-6600K 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 - 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 G3220T

AMD A8-6600K

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3220T

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Launch date	September 2013 vs 4 June 2013
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-6600K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 62% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 74°C vs 66.4°C
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 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1538 vs 1464
Around 88% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3012 vs 1600
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 534 vs 503
Around 51% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1460 vs 964

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	74°C vs 66.4°C
L1 cache	192 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1538 vs 1464
PassMark - CPU mark	3012 vs 1600
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	534 vs 503
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1460 vs 964

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3220T
CPU 2: AMD A8-6600K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1464

1538

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1600

3012

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

503

534

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

964

1460

Name	Intel Pentium G3220T	AMD A8-6600K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1464	1538
PassMark - CPU mark	1600	3012
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	503	534
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	964	1460
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.575
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		9.757
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		13.427
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.691
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		525
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1008
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2178
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		525
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1008
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2178

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G3220T	AMD A8-6600K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Richland
Launch date	September 2013	4 June 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$40	$142
Place in performance rating	2174	2192
Price now	$69.99
Processor Number	G3220T
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series	AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	10.98
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB		AD660KWOHLBOX
OPN Tray		AD660KWOA44HL
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	177 mm	246 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	192 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	74 °C
Maximum core temperature	66.4°C	74°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	4.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	1400 million	1303 Million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	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	200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	844 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	1.7 GB
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	AMD Radeon HD 8570D
Enduro
iGPU core count		256
Number of pipelines		256
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
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	11
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	FM2
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	2.0
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
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
PowerGating
PowerNow
VirusProtect
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™)
IOMMU 2.0