Intel Pentium G3220T vs AMD Phenom X4 9850B

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3220T and AMD Phenom X4 9850B 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3220T

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
  • Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1465 vs 992
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2013 vs August 2008
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared) vs 2048 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1465 vs 992

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9850B

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1946 vs 1605
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1946 vs 1605

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3220T
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9850B

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1465
992
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1605
1946
Name Intel Pentium G3220T AMD Phenom X4 9850B
PassMark - Single thread mark 1465 992
PassMark - CPU mark 1605 1946
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 503
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 964

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium G3220T AMD Phenom X4 9850B

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Agena
Launch date September 2013 August 2008
Launch price (MSRP) $40
Place in performance rating 2265 2275
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 285 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared) 2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 65 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Maximum core temperature 66.4°C
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz 2.5 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2
Transistor count 1400 million 450 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

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 AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 95 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™)