Intel Pentium G4600T vs AMD Athlon II X2 280

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G4600T 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Pentium G4600T

AMD Athlon II X2 280

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G4600T

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 11 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1775 vs 1462
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3062 vs 1355

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2017 vs February 2013
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1775 vs 1462
PassMark - CPU mark	3062 vs 1355

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 280

Around 20% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 3 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G4600T
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 280

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1775

1462

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3062

1355

Name	Intel Pentium G4600T	AMD Athlon II X2 280
PassMark - Single thread mark	1775	1462
PassMark - CPU mark	3062	1355
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1941
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3272

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G4600T	AMD Athlon II X2 280
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake	Regor
Launch date	January 2017	February 2013
Place in performance rating	1470	1476
Price now	$99.44	$99.99
Processor Number	G4600T
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	12.66	6.28
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$100
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C
Maximum core temperature	92°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	4
Die size		117 mm
Transistor count		410 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V	DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x5912
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.05 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
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	2.20 GHz
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)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015A (35W)
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)