Intel Pentium G3250T vs AMD Phenom II X3 B73

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3250T and AMD Phenom II X3 B73 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 Phenom II X3 B73

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3250T

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 9 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1594 vs 1056
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1809 vs 1538

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2014 vs October 2009
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1594 vs 1056
PassMark - CPU mark	1809 vs 1538

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 B73

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	3 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared) vs 3072 KB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3250T
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 B73

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1594

1056

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1809

1538

Name	Intel Pentium G3250T	AMD Phenom II X3 B73
PassMark - Single thread mark	1594	1056
PassMark - CPU mark	1809	1538
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	562
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	969

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G3250T	AMD Phenom II X3 B73
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Heka
Launch date	July 2014	October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$46	$75
Place in performance rating	2162	2221
Price now	$89.99	$75
Processor Number	G3250T
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	9.72	10.75
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	177 mm	258 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)	6144 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	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	3
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	1400 million	758 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	95 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)