Pentium G3260 vs FX-7600P
Aggregate performance score
FX-7600P outperforms Pentium G3260 by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing FX-7600P and Pentium G3260 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2075 | 2249 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Kaveri | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.40 | 2.36 |
| Architecture codename | Kaveri (2014−2015) | no data |
| Release date | 4 June 2014 (10 years ago) | 1 January 2015 (9 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
FX-7600P and Pentium G3260 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | no data |
| Bus rate | BGA (FP3) | 5 GT/s |
| L2 cache | 4096 KB | no data |
| L3 cache | no data | 3 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 245 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 2,410 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on FX-7600P and Pentium G3260 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FP3 | FCLGA1150 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 53 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-7600P and Pentium G3260. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| FRTC | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| Out-of-band client management | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| HSA | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
Security technologies
FX-7600P and Pentium G3260 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-7600P and Pentium G3260 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-7600P and Pentium G3260. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-2133 | DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 21.3 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics | Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors |
| iGPU core count | 8 | no data |
| Max video memory | no data | 1.7 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.1 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of FX-7600P and Pentium G3260 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | + | + |
| HDMI | + | + |
| DVI | no data | + |
| VGA | no data | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by FX-7600P and Pentium G3260 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 1920x1080@60Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 2560x1600@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 2560x1600@60Hz |
| Max resolution over VGA | no data | 1920x1200@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by FX-7600P and Pentium G3260 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 11.1/12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.3 |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-7600P and Pentium G3260.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | Up to 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 16 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.69 | 1.37 |
| Recency | 4 June 2014 | 1 January 2015 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 53 Watt |
FX-7600P has a 23.4% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 51.4% lower power consumption.
Pentium G3260, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months, and a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.
The FX-7600P is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G3260 in performance tests.
Be aware that FX-7600P is a notebook processor while Pentium G3260 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between FX-7600P and Pentium G3260, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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