AMD Phenom II X4 820 vs Intel Pentium G3260

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Combined performance score

Pentium G3260
1.36

General info

Comparing Pentium G3260 and Phenom II X4 820 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking21062105
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.362.10
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameno dataDeneb (2009−2011)
Release date1 January 2015 (9 years old)September 2009 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$90
Current price$54 $36 (0.4x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Phenom II X4 820 has 54% better value for money than Pentium G3260.

Technical specs

Pentium G3260 and Phenom II X4 820 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.3 GHzno data
Boost clock speedno data2.8 GHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data512 KB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data258 mm2
Maximum core temperature72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data758 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3260 and Phenom II X4 820 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
SocketFCLGA1150AM3
Power consumption (TDP)53 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3260 and Phenom II X4 820. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-no 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 G3260 and Phenom II X4 820 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 Pentium G3260 and Phenom II X4 820 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3260 and Phenom II X4 820. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
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® Processorsno data
Max video memory1.7 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3260 and Phenom II X4 820 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3260 and Phenom II X4 820 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 G3260 and Phenom II X4 820 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.1/12no data
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3260 and Phenom II X4 820.

PCIe versionUp to 3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

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 G3260 1.36
Phenom II X4 820 1.36

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 G3260 2086
Phenom II X4 820 2086

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Pentium G3260 581
+54.5%
Phenom II X4 820 376

Pentium G3260 outperforms Phenom II X4 820 by 55% in GeekBench 5 Single-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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Pentium G3260 990
Phenom II X4 820 1282
+29.5%

Phenom II X4 820 outperforms Pentium G3260 by 29% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 53 Watt 95 Watt

We couldn't decide between Pentium G3260 and Phenom II X4 820. The differences in performance seem too small.


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