Pentium G3260T vs Ryzen 7 8700G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 8700G
2024
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
20.78
+1632%

Ryzen 7 8700G outperforms Pentium G3260T by a whopping 1632% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 8700G and Pentium G3260T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2752359
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation46.87no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency29.153.13
Architecture codenamePhoenix (2023−2024)no data
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)1 January 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 8700G and Pentium G3260T 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads162
Base clock speed4.2 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHzno data
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache16 MB (shared)3 MB
Chip lithography4 nm22 nm
Die size178 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data66 °C
Number of transistors25,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 8700G and Pentium G3260T 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
SocketAM5FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Pentium G3260T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® 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-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 8700G and Pentium G3260T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Pentium G3260T 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 8700G and Pentium G3260T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333
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 cardAMD Radeon 780MIntel® 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 8700G and Pentium G3260T 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 8700G and Pentium G3260T 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 8700G and Pentium G3260T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.1/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Pentium G3260T.

PCIe version4.0Up to 3.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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 8700G 20.78
+1632%
Pentium G3260T 1.20

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 8700G 31799
+1631%
Pentium G3260T 1837

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 8700G 2684
+337%
Pentium G3260T 614

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 8700G 13907
+1195%
Pentium G3260T 1074

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.78 1.20
Recency 8 January 2024 1 January 2015
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 16 2
Chip lithography 4 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 7 8700G has a 1631.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 450% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium G3260T, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 8700G is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G3260T in performance tests.


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