Intel Pentium G3440 vs AMD Phenom X3 8550

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3440 and AMD Phenom X3 8550 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).

Intel Pentium G3440

AMD Phenom X3 8550

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3440

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 50% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 79% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 95 Watt
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1917 vs 856
Around 91% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2202 vs 1151

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2014 vs April 2008
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared) vs 2048 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1917 vs 856
PassMark - CPU mark	2202 vs 1151

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8550

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
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
Around 93% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1361 vs 707
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3171 vs 1235

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	3 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1361 vs 707
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3171 vs 1235

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3440
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8550

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1917

856

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2202

1151

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

707

1361

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1235

3171

Name	Intel Pentium G3440	AMD Phenom X3 8550
PassMark - Single thread mark	1917	856
PassMark - CPU mark	2202	1151
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	707	1361
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1235	3171
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.089
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	147.948
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.632
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	7.19
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.449

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G3440	AMD Phenom X3 8550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Toliman
Launch date	May 2014	April 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$95	$170
Place in performance rating	2034	2026
Price now	$159.94	$169.95
Processor Number	G3440
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	6.08	3.33
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	177 mm	285 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)	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	65 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	72°C
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	3
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	1400 million	450 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
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	350 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
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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	AM2+
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
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™)