Intel Pentium G3220T vs AMD FX-8350

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3220T and AMD FX-8350 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

Intel Pentium G3220T

AMD FX-8350

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3220T

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 66.4°C vs 61°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm SOI
3.6x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 125 Watt

Launch date	September 2013 vs 23 October 2012
Maximum core temperature	66.4°C vs 61°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8350

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 62% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1582 vs 1472
3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6080 vs 1634
Around 13% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 566 vs 503
2.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2751 vs 964

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB vs 3072 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1582 vs 1472
PassMark - CPU mark	6080 vs 1634
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	566 vs 503
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2751 vs 964

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3220T
CPU 2: AMD FX-8350

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1472

1582

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1634

6080

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

503

566

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

964

2751

Name	Intel Pentium G3220T	AMD FX-8350
PassMark - Single thread mark	1472	1582
PassMark - CPU mark	1634	6080
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	503	566
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	964	2751
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		1334
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		9.886
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		21.912
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.424
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		7.137

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G3220T	AMD FX-8350
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Vishera
Launch date	September 2013	23 October 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$40
Place in performance rating	2272	2541
Price now	$69.99	$79.99
Processor Number	G3220T
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series	AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	10.98	32.95
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN PIB		FD8350FRHKBOX
OPN Tray		FD8350FRW8KHK
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	4 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	177 mm	315 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	8 MB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	66.4°C	61°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	4.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	8
Number of threads	2	8
Transistor count	1400 million	1200 Million
P0 Vcore voltage		Min: 1.2 V - Max: 1.4 V
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	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	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	125 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013A
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	Up to 3.0	n / a
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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
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™)