PRO A12-8870E vs Pentium G4600T

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G4600T
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.93
+1.6%
PRO A12-8870E
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.90

Pentium G4600T outperforms PRO A12-8870E by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G4600T and PRO A12-8870E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19661978
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.30no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency5.225.14
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)October 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$75no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G4600T and PRO A12-8870E 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)2048 KB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data250 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data3,100 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4600T and PRO A12-8870E 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
Socket1151AM4
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4600T and PRO A12-8870E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX-+
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4600T and PRO A12-8870E are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4600T and PRO A12-8870E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-2400
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 630AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core countno data8
Enduro-n/a
Switchable graphics-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G4600T and PRO A12-8870E integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-n/a

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G4600T and PRO A12-8870E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4600T and PRO A12-8870E.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes16no 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.

Pentium G4600T 1.93
+1.6%
PRO A12-8870E 1.90

  • Passmark

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.

Pentium G4600T 3062
+1.3%
PRO A12-8870E 3023

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.93 1.90
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm

Pentium G4600T has a 1.6% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

PRO A12-8870E, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium G4600T and PRO A12-8870E.


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