Intel Pentium G3420 vs AMD FX-8140

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3420 and AMD FX-8140 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 FX-8140

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3420

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 79% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1759 vs 1273

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs October 2012
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1759 vs 1273

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8140

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4860 vs 1949

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 2
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8192 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 3072 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	4860 vs 1949

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3420
CPU 2: AMD FX-8140

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1759

1273

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1949

4860

Name	Intel Pentium G3420	AMD FX-8140
PassMark - Single thread mark	1759	1273
PassMark - CPU mark	1949	4860
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	653
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1221
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
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2589
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3053
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	652
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2589
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3053

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G3420	AMD FX-8140
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Zambezi
Launch date	September 2013	October 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$252
Place in performance rating	1872	1874
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	315 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	8192 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)	8192 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	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	8
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	1400 million	1200 million
Unlocked
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	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt	95 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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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™)