Intel Pentium G3420 vs AMD C-60

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Intel Pentium G3420 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD C-60
Intel Pentium G3420 AMD C-60

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium G3420 or AMD C-60 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Pentium G3420 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium G3420 was released in Q3/2013.

The AMD C-60 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.33 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD C-60 was released in Q3/2011.
Intel Pentium (150) Family AMD C (6)
Intel Pentium G3000 (14) CPU group AMD C (6)
5 Generation 1
Haswell S Architecture Ontario (Bobcat)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium G3420 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz. The AMD C-60 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz (1.33 GHz).

Intel Pentium G3420 Characteristic AMD C-60
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
3.20 GHz Frequency 1.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 1.33 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 1.33 GHz

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.

Intel Pentium G3420 Characteristic AMD C-60
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) GPU AMD Radeon HD 6290
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.28 GHz
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.40 GHz
7.5 GPU Generation 3
22 nm Technology 40 nm
3 Max. displays 2
10 Compute units 1
80 Shader 80
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 1 GB
11.1 DirectX Version 11

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.

Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) GPU AMD Radeon HD 6290
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Pentium G3420 supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD C-60 can connect up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

Intel Pentium G3420 Characteristic AMD C-60
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR3-1066
32 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache 1.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Pentium G3420 has a TDP of 54 W, that of the AMD C-60 is 9 W.

Intel Pentium G3420 Characteristic AMD C-60
54 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 9 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium G3420 has a 3.00 MB cache, while the AMD C-60 cache has a total of 1.00 MB.

Intel Pentium G3420 Characteristic AMD C-60
14 nm Technology 40 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE3, SSE4a
LGA 1150 Socket BGA 413
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q3/2013 Release date Q3/2011
70 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 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.
Intel Pentium G3420 Intel Pentium G3420
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
721 (100%)
AMD C-60 AMD C-60
2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz
108 (15%)

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.
Intel Pentium G3420 Intel Pentium G3420
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
1408 (100%)
AMD C-60 AMD C-60
2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz
199 (14%)

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.
Intel Pentium G3420 Intel Pentium G3420
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.15 GHz
184 (100%)
AMD C-60 AMD C-60
AMD Radeon HD 6290 @ 0.40 GHz
64 (35%)

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.
Intel Pentium G3420 Intel Pentium G3420
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
1966 (100%)
AMD C-60 AMD C-60
2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz
556 (28%)

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.
Intel Pentium G3420 Intel Pentium G3420
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
673 (100%)
AMD C-60 AMD C-60
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
79 (12%)

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.
Intel Pentium G3420 Intel Pentium G3420
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
667 (100%)
AMD C-60 AMD C-60
2C 2T @ 1.33 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.
Intel Pentium G3420 Intel Pentium G3420
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
1167 (100%)
AMD C-60 AMD C-60
2C 2T @ 1.33 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.
Intel Pentium G3420 Intel Pentium G3420
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD C-60 AMD C-60
2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz
38 (100%)

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.
Intel Pentium G3420 Intel Pentium G3420
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD C-60 AMD C-60
2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz
57 (100%)

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.
Intel Pentium G3420 Intel Pentium G3420
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
129 (100%)
AMD C-60 AMD C-60
2C 2T @ 1.33 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.
Intel Pentium G3420 Intel Pentium G3420
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
242 (100%)
AMD C-60 AMD C-60
2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium G3420 AMD C-60
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