Intel Pentium G3260 vs AMD Athlon II X3 420e

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3260 and AMD Athlon II X3 420e 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 Athlon II X3 420e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3260

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1870 vs 1058
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2096 vs 1557

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1870 vs 1058
PassMark - CPU mark	2096 vs 1557

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 420e

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 53 Watt

Number of cores	3 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 53 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3260
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 420e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1870

1058

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2096

1557

Name	Intel Pentium G3260	AMD Athlon II X3 420e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1870	1058
PassMark - CPU mark	2096	1557
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	696
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1275
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 II X3 420e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Rana
Launch date	Q1'15	September 2010
Place in performance rating	2190	2209
Processor Number	G3260
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$116
Price now		$116.15
Value for money (0-100)		5.80
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	72°C
Number of cores	2	3
Number of threads	2
Die size		169 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L2 cache		512 KB (per core)
Maximum frequency		2.6 GHz
Transistor count		300 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	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt	45 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)