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).

 

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 2003
PassMark - CPU mark 2578
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 1691 1704
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™)