Intel Pentium G870 vs AMD Phenom X4 9850B

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G870 and AMD Phenom X4 9850B 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.

Intel Pentium G870

AMD Phenom X4 9850B

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G870

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 24% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
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
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1463 vs 992

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2012 vs August 2008
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared) vs 2048 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1463 vs 992

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9850B

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
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1946 vs 1528

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
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	1946 vs 1528

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G870
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9850B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1463

992

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1528

1946

Name	Intel Pentium G870	AMD Phenom X4 9850B
PassMark - Single thread mark	1463	992
PassMark - CPU mark	1528	1946
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	538
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	977

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G870	AMD Phenom X4 9850B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Agena
Launch date	June 2012	August 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$97
Place in performance rating	2253	2268
Price now	$97
Processor Number	G870
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	8.58
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 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	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	504 million	450 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333
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	AM2+
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)