Intel Pentium G3250T vs AMD A4-4000

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3250T and AMD A4-4000 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), 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 - 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).

Intel Pentium G3250T

AMD A4-4000

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3250T

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 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 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1594 vs 1135
Around 58% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1809 vs 1148
Around 57% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 562 vs 359
Around 85% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 969 vs 525

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2014 vs June 2013
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1594 vs 1135
PassMark - CPU mark	1809 vs 1148
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	562 vs 359
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	969 vs 525

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-4000

Around 7% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
2x 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

Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3250T
CPU 2: AMD A4-4000

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1594

1135

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1809

1148

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

562

359

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

969

525

Name	Intel Pentium G3250T	AMD A4-4000
PassMark - Single thread mark	1594	1135
PassMark - CPU mark	1809	1148
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	562	359
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	969	525
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.915
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		2.86
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.096
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		5.774
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.385
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		367
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2039
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4280
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		367
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2039
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4280

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G3250T	AMD A4-4000
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Richland
Launch date	July 2014	June 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$46
Place in performance rating	2161	2132
Price now	$89.99
Processor Number	G3250T
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	9.72
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	177 mm	246 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	70 °C
Maximum core temperature	66.4°C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	1400 million	1178 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	200 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)	35 Watt	65 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™)