Pentium Dual T4500 vs A8-5600K

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Aggregate performance score

A8-5600K
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.87
+115%
Pentium Dual Core T4500
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.87

A8-5600K outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4500 by a whopping 115% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-5600K and Pentium Dual Core T4500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20022560
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)Intel Pentium Dual Core
Power efficiency1.712.27
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)1 January 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-5600K and Pentium Dual Core T4500 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 speed3.6 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus rateno data800 MHz
L1 cache128K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size246 mm2107 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A8-5600K and Pentium Dual Core T4500 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
SocketFM2P
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-5600K and Pentium Dual Core T4500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5600K and Pentium Dual Core T4500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-5600K and Pentium Dual Core T4500. 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 7560Dno data

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.

A8-5600K 1.87
+115%
Pentium Dual T4500 0.87

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.

A8-5600K 2857
+114%
Pentium Dual T4500 1336

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

A8-5600K 2941
+26.2%
Pentium Dual T4500 2331

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

A8-5600K 8838
+104%
Pentium Dual T4500 4337

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

A8-5600K 4295
+126%
Pentium Dual T4500 1898

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

A8-5600K 16.7
+114%
Pentium Dual T4500 35.7

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

A8-5600K 3
+156%
Pentium Dual T4500 1

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.87 0.87
Recency 2 October 2012 1 January 2010
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 35 Watt

A8-5600K has a 114.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium Dual T4500, on the other hand, has 185.7% lower power consumption.

The A8-5600K is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual Core T4500 in performance tests.

Note that A8-5600K is a desktop processor while Pentium Dual Core T4500 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A8-5600K and Pentium Dual Core T4500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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