Intel Pentium G3250T vs AMD Athlon II X2 210e

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3250T and AMD Athlon II X2 210e 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 G3250T

AMD Athlon II X2 210e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3250T

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1594 vs 1105
Around 64% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1809 vs 1105

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2014 vs September 2010
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1594 vs 1105
PassMark - CPU mark	1809 vs 1105

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3250T
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 210e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1594

1105

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1809

1105

Name	Intel Pentium G3250T	AMD Athlon II X2 210e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1594	1105
PassMark - CPU mark	1809	1105
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	562
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	969

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G3250T	AMD Athlon II X2 210e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Regor
Launch date	July 2014	September 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$46
Place in performance rating	2162	2173
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	117 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	66.4°C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	1400 million	410 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	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	45 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)