Phenom II X4 905e vs Pentium G3430

Place in the ranking	2243	2320
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.12	0.05
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	4x Phenom II (Desktop)
Power efficiency	2.34	1.77
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Deneb (2009−2011)
Release date	1 September 2013 (11 years ago)	2 June 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$116	$212

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium G3430 has 140% better value for money than Phenom II X4 905e.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G3430 and Phenom II X4 905e 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.5 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Die size	177 mm²	258 mm²
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	758 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3430 and Phenom II X4 905e 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	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	53 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3430 and Phenom II X4 905e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	45 nm, 1.25
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-

Security technologies

Pentium G3430 and Phenom II X4 905e 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 G3430 and Phenom II X4 905e 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 G3430 and Phenom II X4 905e. 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	On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Max video memory	1.7 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3430 and Phenom II X4 905e 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 G3430 and Phenom II X4 905e 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 G3430 and Phenom II X4 905e 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 G3430 and Phenom II X4 905e.

PCIe version	Up to 3.0	2.0
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.

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 G3430 1.34
+9.8%

Phenom II X4 905e 1.22

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 G3430 2127
+9.9%

Phenom II X4 905e 1936

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.34	1.22
Recency	1 September 2013	2 June 2009
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	53 Watt	65 Watt

Pentium G3430 has a 9.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 22.6% lower power consumption.

Phenom II X4 905e, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium G3430 and Phenom II X4 905e.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G3430 and Phenom II X4 905e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.