Intel Pentium G4600 vs AMD Athlon II X3 415e

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G4600 and AMD Athlon II X3 415e 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 G4600

  • CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • Around 44% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2166 vs 1028
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3614 vs 1441
Specifications (specs)
Launch date January 2017 vs May 2010
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2166 vs 1028
PassMark - CPU mark 3614 vs 1441

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 415e

  • 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 13% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 51 Watt
  • Around 79% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1555 vs 867
  • Around 87% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3540 vs 1894
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)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 51 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1555 vs 867
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3540 vs 1894

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G4600
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 415e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2166
1028
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3614
1441
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
867
1555
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1894
3540
Name Intel Pentium G4600 AMD Athlon II X3 415e
PassMark - Single thread mark 2166 1028
PassMark - CPU mark 3614 1441
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 867 1555
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1894 3540
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.45
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 44.236
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.318
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.373
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1532
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2358
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3510
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1532
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2358
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3510

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium G4600 AMD Athlon II X3 415e

Essentials

Architecture codename Kaby Lake Rana
Launch date January 2017 May 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $87 $75
Place in performance rating 1805 1808
Price now $89.99 $75
Processor Number G4600
Series Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 16.68 8.83
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.60 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 65 °C
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz 2.5 GHz
Number of cores 2 3
Number of QPI Links 0
Number of threads 4
Die size 169 mm
Transistor count 300 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V DDR3

Graphics

Device ID 0x5912
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.1 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 630

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3

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

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 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 51 Watt 45 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)