Pentium G870 vs A8-4500M

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Aggregate performance score

A8-4500M
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.06
+9.3%
Pentium G870
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.97

A8-4500M outperforms Pentium G870 by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-4500M and Pentium G870 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24152477
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.30
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency2.871.41
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date15 May 2012 (12 years ago)3 June 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$97

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A8-4500M and Pentium G870 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 speed1.9 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache192 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB (shared)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size246 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data69 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-4500M and Pentium G870 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
SocketFS1r2FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-4500M and Pentium G870. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMAIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
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

A8-4500M and Pentium G870 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-4500M and Pentium G870 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 A8-4500M and Pentium G870. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknownDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7640GIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-4500M and Pentium G870 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-4500M and Pentium G870.

PCIe versionno data2.0
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.

A8-4500M 1.06
+9.3%
Pentium G870 0.97

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.

A8-4500M 1689
+9.2%
Pentium G870 1546

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.

A8-4500M 291
Pentium G870 538
+84.9%

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.

A8-4500M 650
Pentium G870 991
+52.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.06 0.97
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

A8-4500M has a 9.3% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A8-4500M and Pentium G870.

Be aware that A8-4500M is a notebook processor while Pentium G870 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A8-4500M and Pentium G870, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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