Intel Pentium G3470 vs Intel Core i3-4350

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3470 and Intel Core i3-4350 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3470

  • Around 2% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 54 Watt
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2089 vs 1973
  • Around 98% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.637 vs 0.321
  • 5.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 6.719 vs 1.246
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 6.851 vs 3.059
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 53 Watt vs 54 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2089 vs 1973
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.637 vs 0.321
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 6.719 vs 1.246
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.851 vs 3.059

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4350

  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3548 vs 2428
  • 5.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 18.636 vs 3.537
  • Around 19% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 50.976 vs 42.733
  • Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3940 vs 3722
  • Around 14% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7274 vs 6384
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 3548 vs 2428
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 18.636 vs 3.537
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 50.976 vs 42.733
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3940 vs 3722
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7274 vs 6384

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3470
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-4350

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2089
1973
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2428
3548
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
3.537
18.636
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
42.733
50.976
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.637
0.321
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
6.719
1.246
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
6.851
3.059
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3722
3940
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
6384
7274
Name Intel Pentium G3470 Intel Core i3-4350
PassMark - Single thread mark 2089 1973
PassMark - CPU mark 2428 3548
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.537 18.636
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 42.733 50.976
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.637 0.321
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 6.719 1.246
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.851 3.059
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3722 3940
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6384 7274

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium G3470 Intel Core i3-4350

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Haswell
Launch date Q1'15 May 2014
Place in performance rating 1470 1462
Processor Number G3470 i3-4350
Series Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $170
Price now $168.99
Value for money (0-100) 8.65

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.60 GHz 3.60 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2 5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 72°C 72°C
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 4
Die size 177 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 4096 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz
Transistor count 1400 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
ECC memory support

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 350 MHz 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz 1.15 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 1.7 GB 2 GB
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Device ID 0x412
Graphics max frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3 3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 2560x1600@60Hz 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 2560x1600@60Hz 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 1920x1080@60Hz 4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA 1920x1200@60Hz 1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.1/12 11.1/12
OpenGL 4.3 4.3

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1150 FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 53 Watt 54 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2013C PCG 2013C

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16 16
PCI Express revision Up to 3.0 Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only 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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
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
Idle States
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)