Intel Pentium G3220T vs Intel Core i7-2700K

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3220T and Intel Core i7-2700K 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

Intel Core i7-2700K

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3220T

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	September 2013 vs October 2011
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-2700K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 50% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 72.6°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
2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1822 vs 1470
3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5740 vs 1621
Around 68% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 846 vs 503
3.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3277 vs 964

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72.6°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	8192 KB (shared) vs 3072 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1822 vs 1470
PassMark - CPU mark	5740 vs 1621
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	846 vs 503
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3277 vs 964

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3220T
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-2700K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1470

1822

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1621

5740

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

503

846

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

964

3277

Name	Intel Pentium G3220T	Intel Core i7-2700K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1470	1822
PassMark - CPU mark	1621	5740
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	503	846
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	964	3277
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3461
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.472
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		66.305
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.557
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.632
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.935

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G3220T	Intel Core i7-2700K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	September 2013	October 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$40	$514
Place in performance rating	2262	2243
Price now	$69.99	$288.99
Processor Number	G3220T	i7-2700K
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	10.98	8.88
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	3.50 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	177 mm	216 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)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	66.4°C	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	8
Transistor count	1400 million	1160 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz	850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz	1.35 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	1.35 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	1.7 GB
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Device ID		0x112
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	2
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	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013A
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	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)
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)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)