Processor comparison
AMD Athlon II X4 631 vs Intel Pentium G3220T
AMD
AMD Athlon II X4 631
AMD Socket FM1
2600 MHz
4 cores
Aug 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 631100%
- Intel Pentium G3220T113%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- AMD Athlon II X4 631100%
- Intel Pentium G3220T149%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- AMD Athlon II X4 631128%
- Intel Pentium G3220T100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 631
- Much higher multi threaded performance (around 28% 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 49% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
- 65 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 X4 631.
Gaming
No clear winner declared
Productivity
HWSpot recommends the AMD Athlon II X4 631
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Specifications
Features
| AMD Athlon II X4 631 | Intel Pentium G3220T |
|---|
| MMX | | |
| 3DNow! | | |
| SSE | | |
| SSE2 | | |
| SSE3 | | |
| SSE4A | | |
| AMD64 | | |
| NX bit | | |
| AMD-V | | |
| SSSE3 | | |
| SSE4.2 | | |
| EIST | | |
| Intel 64 | | |
| XD bit | | |
| VT-x | | |
| CLMUL | | |
| FMA3 | | |
Architecture
| AMD Athlon II X4 631 | Intel Pentium G3220T |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD LLano | Intel_Haswell |
| Market | Desktop | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Codename | Llano | Haswell |
| Release Date | Aug 2011 | Sep 2013 |
Cores
| AMD Athlon II X4 631 | Intel Pentium G3220T |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Cache
| AMD Athlon II X4 631 | Intel Pentium G3220T |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 0 KB | 3072 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Athlon II X4 631 | Intel Pentium G3220T |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket FM1 | Intel Socket 1150 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | 72°C |
| Package | uPGA | FC-LGA12C |
| Die Size | 228mm² | 177mm² |
| Process | 32 nm | 22 nm |
Performance
| AMD Athlon II X4 631 | Intel Pentium G3220T |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 2600 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | none |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | 1.4125 V | unknown |
| TDP | 100 W | 35 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon II X4 6312600 points
- Intel Pentium G3220T2912 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon II X4 63110400 points
- Intel Pentium G3220T5824 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)
- AMD Athlon II X4 6314623
- Intel Pentium G3220T3587
points - higher is better
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)
- AMD Athlon II X4 6311367
- Intel Pentium G3220T2043
points - higher is better