Intel Pentium G3260 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3260 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3260

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
  • Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 65 Watt
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 53 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

  • Around 44% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 999 vs 696
  • Around 26% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1610 vs 1275
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 999 vs 696
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1610 vs 1275

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3260
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
696
999
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1275
1610
Name Intel Pentium G3260 AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+
PassMark - Single thread mark 1870
PassMark - CPU mark 2096
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 696 999
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1275 1610
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
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1378
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2481
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 656
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1378
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2481

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium G3260 AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Brisbane
Launch date Q1'15 December 2006
Place in performance rating 2190 2188
Processor Number G3260
Series Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status Discontinued
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Price now $60
Value for money (0-100) 4.76

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.30 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 72°C
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2
Die size 126 mm
L1 cache 256 KB
L2 cache 512 KB
Maximum frequency 1.9 GHz
Transistor count 154 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

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 AM2
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)