A8-6500T vs Pentium G3250
Aggregate performance score
Primary details
Comparing Pentium G3250 and A8-6500T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2324 | 2327 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.11 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 2.19 | 2.63 |
| Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | Richland (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 21 July 2014 (10 years ago) | 16 September 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $171 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium G3250 and A8-6500T 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 4096 KB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 177 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 71 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | 71 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 1,303 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium G3250 and A8-6500T 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | 1150 | FM2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 54 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3250 and A8-6500T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| PowerGating | - | + |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3250 and A8-6500T are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| IOMMU 2.0 | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3250 and A8-6500T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3-1866 |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD (Haswell) | AMD Radeon™ HD 8550D |
| จำนวนพาธไลน์ | no data | 256 |
| Enduro | - | + |
| Switchable graphics | - | + |
| UVD | - | + |
| VCE | - | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3250 and A8-6500T integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium G3250 and A8-6500T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 11 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3250 and A8-6500T.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 21 July 2014 | 16 September 2013 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 54 Watt | 45 Watt |
Pentium G3250 has an age advantage of 10 months, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.
A8-6500T, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 20% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium G3250 and A8-6500T.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G3250 and A8-6500T, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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