Pentium G3220 vs Ryzen 7 2700U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 2700U
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.30
+261%
Pentium G3220
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 53 Watt
1.19

Ryzen 7 2700U outperforms Pentium G3220 by a whopping 261% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 2700U and Pentium G3220 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13562341
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.13
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7no data
Power efficiency27.132.09
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date26 October 2017 (7 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

Ryzen 7 2700U 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)
Threads82
Base clock speed2.2 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache128K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size246 mm2177 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4950 Million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 2700U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFP5FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt53 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 2700U and Pentium G3220. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 2700U 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 Ryzen 7 2700U 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 Ryzen 7 2700U and Pentium G3220. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s21.3 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 10Intel® 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 Ryzen 7 2700U 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 Ryzen 7 2700U 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 Ryzen 7 2700U 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 Ryzen 7 2700U and Pentium G3220.

PCIe version3.0Up to 3.0
PCI Express lanes1216

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.

Ryzen 7 2700U 4.30
+261%
Pentium G3220 1.19

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.

Ryzen 7 2700U 6825
+261%
Pentium G3220 1893

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.

Ryzen 7 2700U 815
+54.1%
Pentium G3220 529

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.

Ryzen 7 2700U 2461
+177%
Pentium G3220 887

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.30 1.19
Recency 26 October 2017 1 September 2013
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 53 Watt

Ryzen 7 2700U has a 261.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 253.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 2700U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G3220 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 7 2700U is a notebook processor while Pentium G3220 is a desktop one.


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