Intel Pentium G870 vs AMD Phenom II X6 1045T

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G870 and AMD Phenom II X6 1045T 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Pentium G870

AMD Phenom II X6 1045T

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G870

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 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 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1469 vs 1282

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2012 vs September 2010
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1469 vs 1282

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X6 1045T

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 71°C vs 69.1°C
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x 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
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3238 vs 1561
3.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1915 vs 538
7.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7420 vs 977

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Maximum core temperature	71°C vs 69.1°C
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB vs 3072 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3238 vs 1561
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1915 vs 538
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7420 vs 977

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G870
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X6 1045T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1469

1282

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1561

3238

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

538

1915

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

977

7420

Name	Intel Pentium G870	AMD Phenom II X6 1045T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1469	1282
PassMark - CPU mark	1561	3238
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	538	1915
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	977	7420
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.255
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		14.359
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.277
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.376
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.413

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G870	AMD Phenom II X6 1045T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Thuban
Launch date	June 2012	September 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$97	$175
Place in performance rating	2253	2237
Price now	$97	$175
Processor Number	G870
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	AMD Phenom II X6
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	8.58	8.11
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Phenom
OPN PIB		HDT45TWFGRBOX
OPN Tray		HDT45TWFK6DGR
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	131 mm	346 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	3 MB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C	71°C
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	6
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	504 million	904 million
Unlocked
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
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
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)