Intel Pentium G860 vs AMD Athlon II X4 635

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G860 and AMD Athlon II X4 635 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 - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Pentium G860

AMD Athlon II X4 635

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G860

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.9 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 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1393 vs 1168
Around 47% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 524 vs 357
Around 64% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 21.937 vs 13.354

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 September 2011 vs January 2010
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1393 vs 1168
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	524 vs 357
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	21.937 vs 13.354

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 635

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 53% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2237 vs 1459
Around 19% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1130 vs 947
4.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.875 vs 0.683
Around 29% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.211 vs 0.163

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2237 vs 1459
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1130 vs 947
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.875 vs 0.683
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.211 vs 0.163

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G860
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 635

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1393

1168

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1459

2237

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

524

357

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

947

1130

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.683

2.875

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

21.937

13.354

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.163

0.211

Name	Intel Pentium G860	AMD Athlon II X4 635
PassMark - Single thread mark	1393	1168
PassMark - CPU mark	1459	2237
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	524	357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	947	1130
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.683	2.875
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	21.937	13.354
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.163	0.211
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.336

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G860	AMD Athlon II X4 635
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Propus
Launch date	15 September 2011	January 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$75	$70
Place in performance rating	2832	2823
Price now	$29.99	$69.95
Processor Number	G860
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	26.93	13.66
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	131 mm	169 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	504 Million	300 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	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)