AMD Ryzen 3 2200G vs Intel Pentium 957

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AMD Ryzen 3 2200G CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium 957
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G Intel Pentium 957

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Ryzen 3 2200G and the Intel Pentium 957 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD Ryzen 3 2200G 4 core processor released in Q1/2018 with the Intel Pentium 957 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2011.
AMD Ryzen 3 (33) Family Intel Pentium (150)
AMD Ryzen 2000G (5) CPU group Intel Pentium 900 (10)
1 Generation 3
Raven Ridge (Zen) Architecture Sandy Bridge U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 3 2200G is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.50 GHz (3.70 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium 957 clocks with 1.20 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

AMD Ryzen 3 2200G Characteristic Intel Pentium 957
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.50 GHz Frequency 1.20 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.65 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Ryzen 3 2200G Characteristic Intel Pentium 957
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) GPU Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
1.10 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.80 GHz
8 GPU Generation 6
14 nm Technology 32 nm
3 Max. displays 2
8 Compute units 6
512 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 10.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) GPU Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Ryzen 3 2200G, while the Intel Pentium 957 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.

AMD Ryzen 3 2200G Characteristic Intel Pentium 957
DDR4-2933 Memory DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
64 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
46.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
12 PCIe lanes 16
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD Ryzen 3 2200G has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium 957 is 17 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD Ryzen 3 2200G Characteristic Intel Pentium 957
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 17 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
46 W TDP down --
95 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 3 2200G has 6.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium 957 is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.

AMD Ryzen 3 2200G Characteristic Intel Pentium 957
14 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
AM4 (PGA 1331) Socket BGA 1023
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2018 Release date Q2/2011
95 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
855 (100%)
Intel Pentium 957 Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
222 (26%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.65 GHz
2750 (100%)
Intel Pentium 957 Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
437 (16%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz
1126 (100%)
Intel Pentium 957 Intel Pentium 957
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 0.80 GHz
77 (7%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.65 GHz
6781 (100%)
Intel Pentium 957 Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
620 (9%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
942 (100%)
Intel Pentium 957 Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.65 GHz
3587 (100%)
Intel Pentium 957 Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1089 (100%)
Intel Pentium 957 Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.65 GHz
3367 (100%)
Intel Pentium 957 Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
308 (100%)
Intel Pentium 957 Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.65 GHz
1307 (100%)
Intel Pentium 957 Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.65 GHz
701.4 (100%)
Intel Pentium 957 Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.65 GHz
413 (100%)
Intel Pentium 957 Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1594 (100%)
Intel Pentium 957 Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
142 (100%)
Intel Pentium 957 Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.65 GHz
557 (100%)
Intel Pentium 957 Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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