Processor comparison
AMD Athlon II X4 620e vs Intel Pentium G3220T
AMD
AMD Athlon II X4 620e
AMD Socket AM3
2600 MHz
4 cores
May 2011
DESKTOP
VS
Intel
Intel Pentium G3220T
Intel Socket 1150
2600 MHz
2 cores
Sep 2013
DESKTOP
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- AMD Athlon II X4 620e100%
- Intel Pentium G3220T116%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- AMD Athlon II X4 620e100%
- Intel Pentium G3220T152%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- AMD Athlon II X4 620e125%
- Intel Pentium G3220T100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 620e
- Much higher multi threaded performance (around 25% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3220T
- Much higher single threaded performance (around 52% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
- 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 X4 620e.
Gaming
No clear winner declared
Productivity
HWSpot recommends the AMD Athlon II X4 620e
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Specifications
Features
| AMD Athlon II X4 620e | Intel Pentium G3220T |
| 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 X4 620e | Intel Pentium G3220T |
| Architecture | AMD K10 | Intel_Haswell |
| Market | Desktop | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Codename | Propus | Haswell |
| Release Date | May 2011 | Sep 2013 |
Cores
| AMD Athlon II X4 620e | Intel Pentium G3220T |
| Cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Cache
| AMD Athlon II X4 620e | Intel Pentium G3220T |
| 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 X4 620e | Intel Pentium G3220T |
| 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 X4 620e | Intel Pentium G3220T |
| Cpu Frequency | 2600 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | none |
| Base Clock | 200 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | 1.25 V | unknown |
| TDP | 45 W | 35 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon II X4 620e1638 points
- Intel Pentium G3220T2912 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon II X4 620e6552 points
- Intel Pentium G3220T5824 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)
- AMD Athlon II X4 620e4507
- Intel Pentium G3220T3587
points - higher is better
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)
- AMD Athlon II X4 620e1337
- Intel Pentium G3220T2043
points - higher is better