Intel Pentium G3260 vs AMD A4-5300B

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3260 and AMD A4-5300B 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 - 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 G3260

AMD A4-5300B

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3260

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 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1868 vs 1233
Around 68% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2093 vs 1243
Around 73% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 696 vs 403
2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1275 vs 622
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 656 vs 327
Around 21% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1378 vs 1142
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 656 vs 327
Around 21% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1378 vs 1142

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1868 vs 1233
PassMark - CPU mark	2093 vs 1243
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	696 vs 403
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1275 vs 622
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	656 vs 327
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1378 vs 1142
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	656 vs 327
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1378 vs 1142

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-5300B

Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2537 vs 2481
Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2537 vs 2481

Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2537 vs 2481
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2537 vs 2481

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3260
CPU 2: AMD A4-5300B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1868

1233

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2093

1243

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

696

403

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1275

622

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

656

327

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1378

1142

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2481

2537

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

656

327

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1378

1142

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2481

2537

Name	Intel Pentium G3260	AMD A4-5300B
PassMark - Single thread mark	1868	1233
PassMark - CPU mark	2093	1243
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	696	403
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1275	622
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	1318
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	5.488
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	36.364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.224
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	9.104
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	656	327
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1378	1142
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2481	2537
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	656	327
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1378	1142
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2481	2537

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G3260	AMD A4-5300B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Trinity
Launch date	Q1'15	October 2012
Place in performance rating	2190	2205
Processor Number	G3260
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	72°C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Die size		246 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L2 cache		1024 KB (per core)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		70 °C
Maximum frequency		3.4 GHz
Transistor count		1178 million
Memory
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
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™)