Pentium G3220 vs Phenom II X4 960T BE

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 960T BE and Pentium G3220 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2358
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.13
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data2.09
Architecture codenameZosma (2010−2011)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date1 June 2010 (14 years ago)1 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$71

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 960T BE and Pentium G3220 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die size346 mm2177 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors904 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 960T BE and Pentium G3220 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
SocketAM3FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt53 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 960T BE and Pentium G3220. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 960T BE and Pentium G3220 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 960T BE and Pentium G3220 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 960T BE and Pentium G3220. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.3 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors
Max video memoryno data1.7 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 960T BE and Pentium G3220 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+
VGAno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Phenom II X4 960T BE and Pentium G3220 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno data1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X4 960T BE and Pentium G3220 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.1/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 960T BE and Pentium G3220.

PCIe version2.0Up to 3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 June 2010 1 September 2013
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 53 Watt

Phenom II X4 960T BE has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Pentium G3220, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 79.2% lower power consumption.

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