Intel Pentium G3260T vs AMD A10-7860K

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3260T and AMD A10-7860K 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, 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 - Video Composition (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 G3260T

AMD A10-7860K

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3260T

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1623 vs 1488
5.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2906 vs 516
3.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4816 vs 1510

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1623 vs 1488
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2906 vs 516
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4816 vs 1510

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-7860K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 71.30°C vs 66.4°C
Around 76% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3271 vs 1856

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C vs 66.4°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3271 vs 1856

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3260T
CPU 2: AMD A10-7860K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1623

1488

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1856

3271

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2906

516

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4816

1510

Name	Intel Pentium G3260T	AMD A10-7860K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1623	1488
PassMark - CPU mark	1856	3271
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2906	516
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4816	1510
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.11
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		245.697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.362
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		27.192
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		89.484
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1721
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1671
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		6023
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1721
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1671
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		6023

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G3260T	AMD A10-7860K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell
Launch date	Q1'15
Place in performance rating	1087	1073
Processor Number	G3260T
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series	AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB		AD786KYBJABOX
OPN Tray		AD786KYBI44JC
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	66.4°C	71.30°C
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Compute Cores		12
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		4 MB
Maximum frequency		4 GHz
Number of GPU cores		8
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	1.7 GB
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		757 MHz
iGPU core count		512
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
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	12
OpenGL	4.3
Vulkan
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013A
Configurable TDP		45 Watt/65 Watt
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
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
PowerTune
TrueAudio
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™)