Intel Pentium G645 vs AMD Phenom II X3 710

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G645 and AMD Phenom II X3 710 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Pentium G645

AMD Phenom II X3 710

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G645

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 12% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
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 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1340 vs 1070
Around 38% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 489 vs 354

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2012 vs February 2009
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1340 vs 1070
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	489 vs 354

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 710

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
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1551 vs 1429
Around 9% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 956 vs 878

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)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared) vs 3072 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1551 vs 1429
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	956 vs 878

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G645
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 710

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1340

1070

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1429

1551

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

489

354

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

878

956

Name	Intel Pentium G645	AMD Phenom II X3 710
PassMark - Single thread mark	1340	1070
PassMark - CPU mark	1429	1551
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	489	354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	878	956
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.806

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G645	AMD Phenom II X3 710
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Heka
Launch date	September 2012	February 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$80	$85
Place in performance rating	2595	2610
Price now	$95	$84.53
Processor Number	G645
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	8.01	8.51
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	131 mm	258 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)	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	3
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	504 million	758 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)