AMD Athlon II X3 455 vs Intel Pentium G870

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Combined performance score

Pentium G870
0.99

Athlon II X3 455 outperforms Pentium G870 by 22% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Pentium G870 and Athlon II X3 455 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking23332202
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.305.52
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Rana (2009−2011)
Release date3 June 2012 (11 years old)7 December 2010 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$97$88
Current price$53 (0.5x MSRP)$30 (0.3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X3 455 has 325% better value for money than Pentium G870.

Technical specs

Pentium G870 and Athlon II X3 455 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)3 (Tri-Core)
Threads23
Base clock speed3.1 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz3.3 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size131 mm2169 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °Cno data
Number of transistors504 million300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G870 and Athlon II X3 455 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
SocketFCLGA1155AM3
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G870 and Athlon II X3 455. 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
AVX+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Pentium G870 and Athlon II X3 455 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 G870 and Athlon II X3 455 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 G870 and Athlon II X3 455. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processorsno data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G870 and Athlon II X3 455 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G870 and Athlon II X3 455.

PCIe version2.02.0
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 G870 0.99
Athlon II X3 455 1.21
+22.2%

Athlon II X3 455 outperforms Pentium G870 by 22% 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 G870 1523
Athlon II X3 455 1863
+22.3%

Athlon II X3 455 outperforms Pentium G870 by 22% in Passmark.

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 G870 538
+54.6%
Athlon II X3 455 348

Pentium G870 outperforms Athlon II X3 455 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 G870 991
+15.9%
Athlon II X3 455 855

Pentium G870 outperforms Athlon II X3 455 by 16% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.99 1.21
Recency 3 June 2012 7 December 2010
Physical cores 2 3
Threads 2 3
Cost $97 $88
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt

The Athlon II X3 455 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G870 in performance tests.


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