Athlon 64 X2 4400+ vs Pentium G3220
Aggregate performance score
Pentium G3220 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 4400+ by a whopping 183% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium G3220 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2361 | 2981 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.13 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | 2x Athlon 64 (Desktop) |
| Power efficiency | 2.09 | 0.61 |
| Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | Windsor (2006−2007) |
| Release date | 1 September 2013 (11 years ago) | no data |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $71 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium G3220 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ 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 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | 1000 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 256K |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512K |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 177 mm2 | 220 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 233 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium G3220 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ 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 | 1150 | 939 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 54 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3220 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3220 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3220 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD (Haswell) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3220 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.19 | 0.42 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 54 Watt | 65 Watt |
Pentium G3220 has a 183.3% higher aggregate performance score, a 309.1% more advanced lithography process, and 20.4% lower power consumption.
The Pentium G3220 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 4400+ in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G3220 and Athlon 64 X2 4400+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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