Athlon II X3 455 vs Pentium G3260

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G3260
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 53 Watt
1.32
+11.9%
Athlon II X3 455
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 95 Watt
1.18

Pentium G3260 outperforms Athlon II X3 455 by a moderate 12% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G3260 and Athlon II X3 455 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22682365
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.52
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.361.17
Architecture codenameno dataRana (2009−2011)
Release date1 January 2015 (9 years ago)7 December 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$88

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G3260 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 speed3.3 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3.3 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data512 KB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data169 mm2
Maximum core temperature72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3260 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
SocketFCLGA1150AM3
Power consumption (TDP)53 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3260 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
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Pentium G3260 and Athlon II X3 455 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 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 G3260 and Athlon II X3 455. 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+-

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+-
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3260 and Athlon II X3 455 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 G3260 and Athlon II X3 455 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 Athlon II X3 455 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 Athlon II X3 455.

PCIe versionUp to 3.02.0
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 G3260 1.32
+11.9%
Athlon II X3 455 1.18

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.

Pentium G3260 2096
+11.5%
Athlon II X3 455 1879

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.

Pentium G3260 583
+67.5%
Athlon II X3 455 348

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.

Pentium G3260 998
+16.7%
Athlon II X3 455 855

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.32 1.18
Recency 1 January 2015 7 December 2010
Physical cores 2 3
Threads 2 3
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 53 Watt 95 Watt

Pentium G3260 has a 11.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 79.2% lower power consumption.

Athlon II X3 455, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

The Pentium G3260 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X3 455 in performance tests.


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