Posted by Dan Stoltz | Tue, Mar 11, 2014 - 8:56 AM

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Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual Core Processor

The Intel Pentium name has been around for quite a long time, it’s a name that used to be synonymous with the latest and greatest processor. These days though, the latest and greatest Intel processors are part of the Intel Core series. Today the Pentium processors are more on the lower end of the product stack, and cost relatively little by comparison. When it comes to the lower end Intel processors, I’ve had a question in my mind for some time now, and finally decided to satisfy my curiosity. How well will a low end processor run a gaming system these days? To answer this question I went to Newegg.com and ordered the Pentium G3220 for a whole $69.99, it wasn’t until I had the G3220 in my hand that I realized that I could save a couple of bucks by hitting Amazon.com and paying $67.63. Where I ordered the Pentium G3220 from is a moot point, what does matter is that the G3220 is less than 22% of the cost of the Intel Core i7-4770K, the top LGA1150 processor!

The Intel Pentium G3220 is a pretty basic processor by today’s standards. The G3220 doesn’t have all of the bells and whistles of the top tier processors, for under $70.00 you really can’t expect it to have everything under the sun. The Pentium G3220 is a dual core processor that cruises along at 3.0GHz and only fits in the latest Intel LGA 1150 socket. It’s not exactly a rocket ship, but at a minimum it will make your computer go. With a little bit of luck the Pentium G3220 will give us a great end user experience and we will be able to play all the latest games. The main thing we have to keep in mind while looking at the G3220 is that it’s not meant to be the fastest processor out there! It’s meant for those building on a budget.

Before we get to far into the Pentium G3220 performance, let’s take a look at the specifications of the G3220 along side the Intel Core i7-4770K

Intel Pentium G3220 Intel Core i7-4770K Number of Cores 2 4 Number of Threads 2 8 Clock Speed 3.0GHz 3.5GHz Max Turbo Frequency N/A 3.9GHz Intel Smart Cache 3MB 8MB DMI2 5 GT/s 5 GT/s # of QPI Links 0 0 Instruction Set 64-bit 64-bit Instruction Set Extensions SSE4.1/4.2 SSE4.1/4.2,j AVX 2.0 Lithography 22 nm 22 nm Max TDP 53W 84W Thermal Solution Specification PCG 2013C PCG 2013D Recommended Customer Price Box:$64/Tray: $64 Box: $350/Tray: $339 Maximum Memory 32GB 32GB Memory Types DDR3 1333 DDR3 1333/1600 Memory Channels 2 2 Max Memory Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s 25.6 GB/s ECC Memory Supported Yes No Processor Graphics Intel HD Graphics Intel HD Graphics 4600 Graphics Base Frequency 350 MHz 350 MHz Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 1.1GHz 1.25GHz Intel Quick Sync Yes Yes Intel Clear Video HD Technology No Yes Intel InTru 3D Technology No Yes Intel Insider No Yes Intel Wireles Display No Yes Number of Displays Supported 3 3 PCI Express Revision 3.0 3.0 PCE Express Configuraion 1×16, 2×8, 1×8/2×4 1×16, 2×8, 1×8/2×4 Max # of PCI Express Lanes 16 16 Max CPU Configuration 1 1 T Case 72 Degrees Celsius 72.72 Degrees Celsius Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm Graphics and IMC Lithography 22nm 22nm Sockets Supported FCLGA1150 FCLGA1150 Intel Turbo Boost Technology No 2.0 Intel vPro Technology No No Intel Hyper-Threading Technology No Yes Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x) Yes Yes Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) No No Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) Yes Yes Intel® TSX-NI No No Intel® 64 Yes Yes Intel My WiFi Technology No Yes Idle States Yes Yes Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology Yes Yes Thermal Monitoring Technologies Yes Yes Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) No N/A Intel Identity Protection Technology N/A Yes AES New Instructions No Yes Trusted Execution Technology No No Execute Disable Bit Yes Yes

As you can see above, there are a number of differences between the Intel Pentium G3220 and the Core i7-4770K. Though as I mentioned above, for only 22% of the cost of the 4770K we can’t expect all the same bells and whistles between the two pieces of Silicon!

The retail packaging for the Intel Pentium G3220 certainly isn’t what I would call exciting, but it serves it’s purpose of protecting the processor and giving us some information about the three year warranty.

This particular side of the Pentium G3220 packaging gives us a shot of the processor itself. Aside from that there isn’t much interesting to see here.

Along another edge of the G3220 packaging we can find the batch number, L323B628, Product Code BX80646G3220 as well as the various other SKU numbers.

Opening up the retail package, the actual Intel Pentium G3220 is packed within a secondary plastic case. This added layer of protection helps keep the chip in place within the retail box and is great for handling and storing the G3220.

Let’s take a look at the test system and get to benchmarking!