Intel Pentium G3440T vs AMD Athlon II X4 638

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3440T and AMD Athlon II X4 638 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 G3440T

AMD Athlon II X4 638

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3440T

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1615 vs 1163

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1615 vs 1163

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 638

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 70.10°C vs 66.4°C
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2250 vs 2107

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	70.10°C vs 66.4°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2250 vs 2107

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3440T
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 638

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1615

1163

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2107

2250

Name	Intel Pentium G3440T	AMD Athlon II X4 638
PassMark - Single thread mark	1615	1163
PassMark - CPU mark	2107	2250
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1654
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4651

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G3440T	AMD Athlon II X4 638
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Llano
Launch date	Q2'14	February 2012
Place in performance rating	1611	1618
Processor Number	G3440T
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series	AMD Athlon II X4
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB		AD638XOJGXBOX
OPN Tray		AD638XOJZ43GX
Price now		$26.49
Value for money (0-100)		35.55
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	66.4°C	70.10°C
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Die size		228 mm
L1 cache		512 KB
L2 cache		4 MB
Maximum frequency		2.7 GHz
Transistor count		1178 million
Unlocked
Memory
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
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 uPGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)