Intel Pentium G3470 vs AMD Athlon II X2 280

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3470 and AMD Athlon II X2 280 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, 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Pentium G3470

AMD Athlon II X2 280

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3470

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2089 vs 1462
Around 79% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2428 vs 1355
Around 92% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3722 vs 1941
Around 95% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6384 vs 3272

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2089 vs 1462
PassMark - CPU mark	2428 vs 1355
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3722 vs 1941
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6384 vs 3272

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3470
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 280

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2089

1462

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2428

1355

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3722

1941

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6384

3272

Name	Intel Pentium G3470	AMD Athlon II X2 280
PassMark - Single thread mark	2089	1462
PassMark - CPU mark	2428	1355
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.537
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	42.733
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.637
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	6.719
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.851
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3722	1941
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6384	3272

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G3470	AMD Athlon II X2 280
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Regor
Launch date	Q1'15	February 2013
Place in performance rating	1471	1477
Processor Number	G3470
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$100
Price now		$99.99
Value for money (0-100)		6.28
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	72°C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Die size		117 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		1024 KB
Maximum frequency		3.6 GHz
Transistor count		410 million
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	DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 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
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	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
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)