Pentium G860T vs A8-6500

Primary details

Comparing A8-6500 and Pentium G860T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1918	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.34	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)	3 June 2012 (12 years ago)
Current price	$58	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A8-6500 and Pentium G860T 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	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	2.6 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	246 mm2	131 mm2
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	65 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	504 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A8-6500 and Pentium G860T 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	FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6500 and Pentium G860T. 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	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

A8-6500 and Pentium G860T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-6500 and Pentium G860T 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 G860T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	21 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon HD 8570D	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Number of pipelines	256	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-6500 and Pentium G860T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	2
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-6500 and Pentium G860T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6500 and Pentium G860T.

PCIe version

2.0

2.0

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 June 2013	3 June 2012
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

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