Intel Pentium G3250 vs AMD A4-5300

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3250 and AMD A4-5300 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3250

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1805 vs 1338
  • Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1991 vs 1363
  • Around 54% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 654 vs 425
  • Around 85% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1182 vs 638
  • Around 89% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 670 vs 355
  • Around 89% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 670 vs 355
Specifications (specs)
Launch date July 2014 vs 26 September 2012
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 53 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1805 vs 1338
PassMark - CPU mark 1991 vs 1363
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 654 vs 425
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1182 vs 638
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 670 vs 355
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 670 vs 355

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-5300

  • Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
  • Around 25% 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 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1572 vs 1406
  • Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3405 vs 2831
  • Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1572 vs 1406
  • Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3405 vs 2831
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
L1 cache 160 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2048 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1572 vs 1406
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3405 vs 2831
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1572 vs 1406
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3405 vs 2831

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3250
CPU 2: AMD A4-5300

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1805
1338
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1991
1363
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
654
425
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1182
638
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
670
355
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1406
1572
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
2831
3405
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
670
355
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1406
1572
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
2831
3405
Name Intel Pentium G3250 AMD A4-5300
PassMark - Single thread mark 1805 1338
PassMark - CPU mark 1991 1363
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 654 425
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1182 638
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.545
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 670 355
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1406 1572
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2831 3405
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 670 355
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1406 1572
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2831 3405

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium G3250 AMD A4-5300

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Trinity
Launch date July 2014 26 September 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $171
Place in performance rating 1903 1906
Price now $109.99
Processor Number G3250
Series Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series AMD A-Series (Desktop)
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 8.71
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.20 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Die size 177 mm 246 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 160 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 2048 KB
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C 70 °C
Maximum core temperature 72°C
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz 3.6 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 2
Transistor count 1400 million 1303 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 DDR3

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.1 GHz
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 FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 53 Watt 65 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2013C

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™)