Intel Pentium G3460 vs AMD Athlon X2 5050e

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3460 and AMD Athlon X2 5050e 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.

Intel Pentium G3460

AMD Athlon X2 5050e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3460

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 35% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1986 vs 917
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2231 vs 846

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2014 vs October 2008
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1986 vs 917
PassMark - CPU mark	2231 vs 846

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 5050e

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 53 Watt
Around 65% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1252 vs 757
Around 52% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2164 vs 1423

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 53 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1252 vs 757
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2164 vs 1423

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3460
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 5050e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1986

917

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2231

846

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

757

1252

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1423

2164

Name	Intel Pentium G3460	AMD Athlon X2 5050e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1986	917
PassMark - CPU mark	2231	846
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	757	1252
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1423	2164
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G3460	AMD Athlon X2 5050e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Brisbane
Launch date	July 2014	October 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$89
Place in performance rating	2128	2125
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	126 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	65 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	72°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	1400 million	154 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® 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	45 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)