Intel Pentium G4400 vs AMD Phenom X3 8650

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G4400 and AMD Phenom X3 8650 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 G4400

AMD Phenom X3 8650

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G4400

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 43% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 76% lower typical power consumption: 54 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	September 2015 vs April 2008
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache	4096 KB (shared) vs 2048 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8650

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 66% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1302 vs 783
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2991 vs 1425

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	3 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1302 vs 783
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2991 vs 1425

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G4400
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8650

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

783

1302

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1425

2991

Name	Intel Pentium G4400	AMD Phenom X3 8650
PassMark - Single thread mark	2005
PassMark - CPU mark	2580
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	783	1302
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1425	2991
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	1610
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.534
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	43.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.234
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.391
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	9.107
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	950
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2832
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4807
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	950
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2832
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4807

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G4400	AMD Phenom X3 8650
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Toliman
Launch date	September 2015	April 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$56
Place in performance rating	1632	1635
Price now	$69.99
Processor Number	G4400
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	14.96
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Die size	150 mm	285 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4096 KB (shared)	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	65 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	3
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	1400 million	450 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Graphics
Device ID	0x1902
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 510
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA	N / A
Max resolution over WiDi	1080p
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt	95 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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™)