Intel Pentium G3420 vs AMD A8-3820

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3420 and AMD A8-3820 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 - 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 G3420

AMD A8-3820

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3420

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 28% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
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 55% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1753 vs 1131

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs December 2011
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1753 vs 1131

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3820

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2174 vs 1933
2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1647 vs 653
3.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4806 vs 1221
Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 893 vs 652
Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 893 vs 652

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2174 vs 1933
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1647 vs 653
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4806 vs 1221
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	893 vs 652
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	893 vs 652

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3420
CPU 2: AMD A8-3820

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1753

1131

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1933

2174

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

653

1647

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1221

4806

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

652

893

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

652

893

Name	Intel Pentium G3420	AMD A8-3820
PassMark - Single thread mark	1753	1131
PassMark - CPU mark	1933	2174
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	653	1647
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1221	4806
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.144
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	61.915
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.748
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	6.906
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.386
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	652	893
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2589
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3053
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	652	893
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2589
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3053

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G3420	AMD A8-3820
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Llano
Launch date	September 2013	December 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$252
Place in performance rating	1865	1856
Price now	$109.99
Processor Number	G3420
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	9.12
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	177 mm	228 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	72°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	1400 million	1178 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V	DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
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	FM1
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® 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™)