Pentium G3250 vs A10-4600M

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Aggregate performance score

A10-4600M
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.22
Pentium G3250
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 54 Watt
1.25
+2.5%

Pentium G3250 outperforms A10-4600M by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-4600M and Pentium G3250 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23362308
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.11
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency3.302.19
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date15 May 2012 (12 years ago)21 July 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$171

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A10-4600M and Pentium G3250 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache192 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB (shared)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size246 mm2177 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A10-4600M and Pentium G3250 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
SocketFS1r21150
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-4600M and Pentium G3250. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMAno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-4600M and Pentium G3250 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-4600M and Pentium G3250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7660G (497 - 686 MHz)Intel HD (Haswell)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-4600M and Pentium G3250.

PCIe versionno data3.0

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.

A10-4600M 1.22
Pentium G3250 1.25
+2.5%

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.

A10-4600M 1938
Pentium G3250 1991
+2.7%

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.

A10-4600M 343
Pentium G3250 582
+69.7%

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.

A10-4600M 728
Pentium G3250 995
+36.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.22 1.25
Recency 15 May 2012 21 July 2014
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 54 Watt

A10-4600M has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 54.3% lower power consumption.

Pentium G3250, on the other hand, has a 2.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A10-4600M and Pentium G3250.

Be aware that A10-4600M is a notebook processor while Pentium G3250 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A10-4600M and Pentium G3250, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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