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Intel Pentium G4500 vs AMD A8-6500
Price now
74$
Games supported
76%
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- Core clock speed
- Max video memory
- Memory type
- Memory clock speed
- Maximum resolution
- Interface
- Core clock speed
- Max video memory
- Memory type
- Memory clock speed
- Maximum resolution
Price now
140$
Games supported
76%
General info
Comparing A8-6500 and Pentium G4500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance rating | 1670 | 1679 |
| Value for money | 0.34 | 0.69 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | Intel Pentium |
| Architecture codename | Richland (2013−2014) | Skylake (2015−2016) |
| Release date | 1 June 2013 (9 years old) | 1 September 2015 (7 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $82 |
| Current price | $74 | $140 (1.7x MSRP) |
Value for money
Technical specs
A8-6500 and Pentium G4500 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 |
| Bus support | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4096 KB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 150 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 71 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 71 °C | 65 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 1,400 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on A8-6500 and Pentium G4500 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 | FCLGA1151 |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 51 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6500 and Pentium G4500. 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 | + |
| 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 | - |
Security technologies
A8-6500 and Pentium G4500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| MPX | 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 Pentium G4500 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 Pentium G4500. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1866 | DDR3, DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 34.1 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 8570D | - |
| Number of pipelines | 256 | - |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | 1 | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A8-6500 and Pentium G4500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| Vulkan | no data | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6500 and Pentium G4500.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Overall 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
- GeekBench 5 Single-Core
- GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
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.
Benchmark coverage: 67%
A8-6500 outperforms Pentium G4500 by 2% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 37%
Pentium G4500 outperforms A8-6500 by 70% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 37%
Pentium G4500 outperforms A8-6500 by 15% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Mining hashrates
Cryptocurrency mining performance of A8-6500 and Pentium G4500. Usually measured in megahashes per second.
| Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | no data | 8.9 Mh/s |
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance rating | 2.23 | 2.19 |
| Recency | 1 June 2013 | 1 September 2015 |
| Boost clock speed | 4100 | 3500 |
| Base clock speed | 3500 | 0 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 51 Watt |
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Competitors of A8-6500 by Intel
We believe that the nearest equivalent to A8-6500 by Intel is Celeron G5905, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 2 positions in our rating.
Here are some closest Intel rivals to A8-6500:
Competitors of Pentium G4500 by AMD
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Pentium G4500 by AMD is A10-5700, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 6 positions in our rating.
Here are some closest AMD rivals to Pentium G4500:
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