Intel Pentium G3220T vs Intel Core i5-3450

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3220T and Intel Core i5-3450 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), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Pentium G3220T

Intel Core i5-3450

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3220T

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 77 Watt

Launch date	September 2013 vs April 2012
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 77 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3450

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 35% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 67.4°C vs 66.4°C
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1871 vs 1465
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4502 vs 1605
Around 43% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 721 vs 503
2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2379 vs 964

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	67.4°C vs 66.4°C
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared) vs 3072 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1871 vs 1465
PassMark - CPU mark	4502 vs 1605
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	721 vs 503
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2379 vs 964

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3220T
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-3450

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1465

1871

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1605

4502

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

503

721

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

964

2379

Name	Intel Pentium G3220T	Intel Core i5-3450
PassMark - Single thread mark	1465	1871
PassMark - CPU mark	1605	4502
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	503	721
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	964	2379
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2657
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.092
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		73.265
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.367
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.736
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.132
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2004
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2004

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G3220T	Intel Core i5-3450
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	September 2013	April 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$40	$186
Place in performance rating	2264	2268
Price now	$69.99	$127.99
Processor Number	G3220T	i5-3450
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	10.98	15.00
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	177 mm	160 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	67 °C
Maximum core temperature	66.4°C	67.4°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	1400 million	1400 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V	DDR3 1333/1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	1.7 GB
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 2500
Device ID		0x152
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	77 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013A	2011D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	Up to 3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
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)