Intel Pentium G620T vs AMD Phenom X3 8650

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G620T and AMD Phenom X3 8650 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G620T

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
  • Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 49% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1935 vs 1302
  • Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3197 vs 2991
Specifications (specs)
Launch date May 2011 vs April 2008
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared) vs 2048 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1935 vs 1302
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3197 vs 2991

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8650

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 2.2 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
Number of cores 3 vs 2
Maximum frequency 2.3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G620T
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8650

Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1935
1302
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3197
2991
Name Intel Pentium G620T AMD Phenom X3 8650
PassMark - Single thread mark 961
PassMark - CPU mark 896
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1935 1302
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3197 2991

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium G620T AMD Phenom X3 8650

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Toliman
Launch date May 2011 April 2008
Launch price (MSRP) $80
Place in performance rating 1696 1704
Price now $79.99
Processor Number G620T
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 7.47
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.20 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 131 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 3072 KB (shared) 2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 65.0°C
Maximum frequency 2.2 GHz 2.3 GHz
Number of cores 2 3
Number of threads 2
Transistor count 504 million 450 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 17 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 650 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 AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)