A4-3320M vs Pentium G3450
Primary details
Comparing Pentium G3450 and A4-3320M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2221 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.09 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD A-Series |
| Power efficiency | 2.40 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | Llano (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 1 May 2014 (10 years ago) | 20 December 2011 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $175 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium G3450 and A4-3320M 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 177 mm2 | 228 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium G3450 and A4-3320M 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 | FCLGA1150 | FS1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 53 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3450 and A4-3320M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | 3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480G |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
Security technologies
Pentium G3450 and A4-3320M 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 G3450 and A4-3320M are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3450 and A4-3320M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors | AMD Radeon HD 6480G |
| Max video memory | 1.7 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3450 and A4-3320M integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| DVI | + | no data |
| VGA | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3450 and A4-3320M integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 1920x1080@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 2560x1600@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 2560x1600@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over VGA | 1920x1200@60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium G3450 and A4-3320M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 11.1/12 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3450 and A4-3320M.
| PCIe version | Up to 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 May 2014 | 20 December 2011 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 53 Watt | 35 Watt |
Pentium G3450 has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.
A4-3320M, on the other hand, has 51.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Pentium G3450 and A4-3320M. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Pentium G3450 is a desktop processor while A4-3320M is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G3450 and A4-3320M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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