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.

 

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 1468 1478
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)