Processor comparison
AMD Athlon II X3 460 vs Intel Pentium G3250T
AMD
AMD Athlon II X3 460
AMD Socket AM3
3400 MHz
3 cores
May 2011
DESKTOP
VS
Intel
Intel Pentium G3250T
Intel Socket 1150
2800 MHz
2 cores
Jul 2014
DESKTOP
Summary
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 460
Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3250T
- 60 watts lower power draw.
- This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
- Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Athlon II X3 460.
- Higher theoretical single-threaded performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.
Gaming
No clear winner declared
Productivity
No clear winner declared
Specifications
Features
| AMD Athlon II X3 460 | Intel Pentium G3250T |
|---|
| MMX | | |
| 3DNow! | | |
| SSE | | |
| SSE2 | | |
| SSE3 | | |
| SSE4A | | |
| AMD64 | | |
| NX bit | | |
| AMD Virtualization | | |
| SSSE3 | | |
| SSE4.2 | | |
| EIST | | |
| Intel 64 | | |
| XD bit | | |
| VT-x | | |
| CLMUL | | |
| FMA3 | | |
Architecture
| AMD Athlon II X3 460 | Intel Pentium G3250T |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD K10 | Intel_Haswell |
| Market | Desktop | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Codename | Rana | Haswell |
| Release Date | May 2011 | Jul 2014 |
Cores
| AMD Athlon II X3 460 | Intel Pentium G3250T |
|---|
| Cores | 3 | 2 |
| Threads | 3 | 2 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Cache
| AMD Athlon II X3 460 | Intel Pentium G3250T |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 0 KB | 3072 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Athlon II X3 460 | Intel Pentium G3250T |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM3 | Intel Socket 1150 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | 72°C |
| Package | uPGA | FC-LGA12C |
| Die Size | 169mm² | 177mm² |
| Process | 45 nm | 22 nm |
Performance
| AMD Athlon II X3 460 | Intel Pentium G3250T |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3400 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | none |
| Base Clock | 200 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | 1.4 V | unknown |
| TDP | 95 W | 35 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon II X3 4602142 points
- Intel Pentium G3250T3136 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon II X3 4606426 points
- Intel Pentium G3250T6272 points
Points - higher is better