Pentium G860 vs A12-9800

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Aggregate performance score

A12-9800
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.27
+147%
Pentium G860
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.92

A12-9800 outperforms Pentium G860 by a whopping 147% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A12-9800 and Pentium G860 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18232532
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.452.12
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium (Desktop)
Power efficiency3.301.34
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)4 September 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$139$75

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium G860 has 46% better value for money than A12-9800.

Detailed specifications

A12-9800 and Pentium G860 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 speed3.8 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3 GHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm32 nm
Die size246 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C69 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A12-9800 and Pentium G860 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
SocketAM4FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A12-9800 and Pentium G860. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

A12-9800 and Pentium G860 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A12-9800 and Pentium G860 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A12-9800 and Pentium G860. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors
iGPU core count8no data
Enduro+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A12-9800 and Pentium G860 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A12-9800 and Pentium G860 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A12-9800 and Pentium G860.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes8no 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.

A12-9800 2.27
+147%
Pentium G860 0.92

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.

A12-9800 3611
+147%
Pentium G860 1460

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.

A12-9800 696
+61.1%
Pentium G860 432

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.

A12-9800 1682
+134%
Pentium G860 719

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.27 0.92
Recency 27 July 2017 4 September 2011
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm

A12-9800 has a 146.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

The A12-9800 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G860 in performance tests.


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