Intel Pentium G3220T vs Intel Pentium G870

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3220T and Intel Pentium G870 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.

Intel Pentium G3220T

Intel Pentium G870

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3220T

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1600 vs 1528

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs June 2012
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1464 vs 1463
PassMark - CPU mark	1600 vs 1528

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G870

Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 69.1°C vs 66.4°C
Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 538 vs 503
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 977 vs 964

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C vs 66.4°C
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	538 vs 503
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	977 vs 964

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3220T
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G870

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1464

1463

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1600

1528

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

503

538

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

964

977

Name	Intel Pentium G3220T	Intel Pentium G870
PassMark - Single thread mark	1464	1463
PassMark - CPU mark	1600	1528
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	503	538
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	964	977

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G3220T	Intel Pentium G870
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	September 2013	June 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$40	$97
Place in performance rating	2258	2253
Price now	$69.99	$97
Processor Number	G3220T	G870
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	10.98	8.58
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	131 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)	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	66.4°C	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	3.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	1400 million	504 million
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	1.10 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
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	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 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)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	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
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)