Celeron G5920 vs A8-6500

General info

Comparing A8-6500 and Celeron G5920 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1881	1966
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	0.34	9.50
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Comet Lake (2020)
Release date	1 June 2013 (10 years ago)	30 April 2020 (3 years ago)
Current price	$71	$37

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Celeron G5920 has 2694% better value for money than A8-6500.

Technical specs

A8-6500 and Celeron G5920 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	246 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C	72 °C
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A8-6500 and Celeron G5920 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	FM2	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6500 and Celeron G5920. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	1	+
FMA	FMA4	no data
AVX	AVX	+
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	-	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
TSX	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
SIPP	no data	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

A8-6500 and Celeron G5920 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-6500 and Celeron G5920 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-6500 and Celeron G5920. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon HD 8570D	Intel UHD Graphics 610
Number of pipelines	256	no data
Max video memory	no data	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.05 GHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-6500 and Celeron G5920 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A8-6500 and Celeron G5920 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-6500 and Celeron G5920 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 11	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6500 and Celeron G5920.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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 outperforms Celeron G5920 by 13% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	1.82	1.61
Integrated graphics card	1.15	1.34
Recency	1 June 2013	30 April 2020
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	58 Watt

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