Intel Pentium G620 vs AMD Athlon II X3 435

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G620 and AMD Athlon II X3 435 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

Intel Pentium G620

AMD Athlon II X3 435

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G620

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1178 vs 1160
Around 24% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 458 vs 370
3.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 26.661 vs 6.968
Around 28% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.174 vs 0.136

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2011 vs October 2009
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1178 vs 1160
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	458 vs 370
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	26.661 vs 6.968
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.174 vs 0.136

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 435

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
Around 12% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
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 35% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1625 vs 1208
Around 20% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 997 vs 832
Around 93% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.146 vs 1.11
Around 79% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2.867 vs 1.599

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	3 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1625 vs 1208
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	997 vs 832
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.146 vs 1.11
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.867 vs 1.599

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G620
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 435

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1178

1160

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1208

1625

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

458

370

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

832

997

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.11

2.146

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

26.661

6.968

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.599

2.867

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.174

0.136

Name	Intel Pentium G620	AMD Athlon II X3 435
PassMark - Single thread mark	1178	1160
PassMark - CPU mark	1208	1625
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	458	370
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	832	997
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.11	2.146
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	26.661	6.968
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.599	2.867
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.174	0.136
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.831

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G620	AMD Athlon II X3 435
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Rana
Launch date	May 2011	October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$60	$160
Place in performance rating	3003	3005
Price now	$24.99	$29.99
Processor Number	G620
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	27.01	24.28
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	131 mm	169 mm
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	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	3
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	504 million	300 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066	DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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)