Intel Pentium G3460 vs AMD A4-4000

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3460 and AMD A4-4000 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 G3460

AMD A4-4000

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3460

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 17% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 75% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1986 vs 1133
Around 95% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2231 vs 1146
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 757 vs 359
2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1423 vs 525

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2014 vs June 2013
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1986 vs 1133
PassMark - CPU mark	2231 vs 1146
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	757 vs 359
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1423 vs 525

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-4000

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3460
CPU 2: AMD A4-4000

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1986

1133

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2231

1146

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

757

359

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1423

525

Name	Intel Pentium G3460	AMD A4-4000
PassMark - Single thread mark	1986	1133
PassMark - CPU mark	2231	1146
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	757	359
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1423	525
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.915
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		2.86
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.096
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		5.774
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.385
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		367
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2039
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4280
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		367
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2039
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4280

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G3460	AMD A4-4000
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Richland
Launch date	July 2014	June 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$89
Place in performance rating	2128	2132
Price now	$288.20
Processor Number	G3460
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	3.67
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	177 mm	246 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	70 °C
Maximum core temperature	72°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	1400 million	1178 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	DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz
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	FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt	65 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
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™)