Intel Pentium G3450 vs AMD FX-8100

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3450 and AMD FX-8100 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Pentium G3450

AMD FX-8100

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3450

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 21% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
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 64% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1897 vs 1154
Around 67% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3341 vs 1999

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2014 vs October 2011
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1897 vs 1154
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3341 vs 1999

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8100

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
Around 87% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4073 vs 2178
Around 30% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7176 vs 5503

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	4073 vs 2178
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7176 vs 5503

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3450
CPU 2: AMD FX-8100

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1897

1154

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2178

4073

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3341

1999

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

5503

7176

Name	Intel Pentium G3450	AMD FX-8100
PassMark - Single thread mark	1897	1154
PassMark - CPU mark	2178	4073
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3341	1999
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5503	7176
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	155.633
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	6.011
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.856

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G3450	AMD FX-8100
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Zambezi
Launch date	May 2014	October 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$175
Place in performance rating	1377	1345
Price now	$99.99	$142
Processor Number	G3450
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	10.91	12.48
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.40 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	3.4 GHz	2.8 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	1.10 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	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® Secure Key technology
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™)