Pentium G4600T vs A8-6500

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Aggregate performance score

A8-6500
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.78
Pentium G4600T
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.93
+8.4%

Pentium G4600T outperforms A8-6500 by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-6500 and Pentium G4600T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20271965
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.30
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency2.595.22
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date1 June 2013 (11 years ago)3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$75

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A8-6500 and Pentium G4600T 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplierno data30
L1 cache192 KB128 KB
L2 cache4096 KB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °C65 °C
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-6500 and Pentium G4600T 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFM21151
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6500 and Pentium G4600T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-6500 and Pentium G4600T are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-6500 and Pentium G4600T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 8570DIntel HD Graphics 630
จำนวนพาธไลน์256no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-6500 and Pentium G4600T integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-6500 and Pentium G4600T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 11no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6500 and Pentium G4600T.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

A8-6500 1.78
Pentium G4600T 1.93
+8.4%

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.

A8-6500 2824
Pentium G4600T 3062
+8.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.78 1.93
Integrated graphics card 1.13 3.11
Recency 1 June 2013 3 January 2017
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

A8-6500 has 100% more physical cores.

Pentium G4600T, on the other hand, has a 8.4% higher aggregate performance score, 175.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A8-6500 and Pentium G4600T.


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