Intel Pentium G3420T vs AMD Phenom II X3 740 BE

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3420T and AMD Phenom II X3 740 BE 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.

Intel Pentium G3420T

AMD Phenom II X3 740 BE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3420T

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 60% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1570 vs 982
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1912 vs 1424

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs September 2009
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1570 vs 982
PassMark - CPU mark	1912 vs 1424

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 740 BE

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
Around 11% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	3 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared) vs 3072 KB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3420T
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 740 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1570

982

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1912

1424

Name	Intel Pentium G3420T	AMD Phenom II X3 740 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1570	982
PassMark - CPU mark	1912	1424
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1836
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4510

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G3420T	AMD Phenom II X3 740 BE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Heka
Launch date	September 2013	September 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$75
Place in performance rating	1562	1564
Price now	$105.25
Processor Number	G3420T
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	8.42
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.70 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	177 mm	258 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	66.4°C
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	3
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	1400 million	758 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	200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 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)	35 Watt	95 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013A
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)