AMD A6-9500E vs Intel Pentium G3220

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Combined performance score

Pentium G3220
1.23
+7.9%

Pentium G3220 outperforms A6-9500E by 8% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Pentium G3220 and A6-9500E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking21872240
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.137.95
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date1 September 2013 (10 years old)27 July 2017 (6 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$71no data
Current price$103 (1.5x MSRP)$37
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

A6-9500E has 6015% better value for money than Pentium G3220.

Technical specs

Pentium G3220 and A6-9500E 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed3 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1024 KB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm28 nm
Die size177 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature72 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C74 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3220 and A6-9500E 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1150AM4
Power consumption (TDP)53 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3220 and A6-9500E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
FMAno data+
AVXno data+
FRTCno data1
FreeSyncno data1
PowerTuneno data+
TrueAudiono data+
PowerNowno data+
PowerGatingno data+
VirusProtectno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
SIPP-no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Pentium G3220 and A6-9500E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3220 and A6-9500E are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3220 and A6-9500E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.3 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® ProcessorsAMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core countno data4
Max video memory1.7 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+no data
Endurono data+
UVDno data+
VCEno data+
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3220 and A6-9500E integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI+no data
VGA+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3220 and A6-9500E integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.41920x1080@60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP2560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort2560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGA1920x1200@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G3220 and A6-9500E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.1/12DirectX® 12
OpenGL4.3no data
Vulkanno data1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3220 and A6-9500E.

PCIe versionUp to 3.03.0
PCI Express lanes168

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.

Pentium G3220 1.23
+7.9%
A6-9500E 1.14

Pentium G3220 outperforms A6-9500E by 8% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Pentium G3220 1894
+7.9%
A6-9500E 1756

Pentium G3220 outperforms A6-9500E by 8% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.23 1.14
Recency 1 September 2013 27 July 2017
Chip lithography 22 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 53 Watt 35 Watt

We couldn't decide between Pentium G3220 and A6-9500E. The differences in performance seem too small.


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