Pentium G4500 vs A8-6600K
Aggregate performance score
A8-6600K outperforms Pentium G4500 by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A8-6600K and Pentium G4500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1870 | 1930 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.47 | 0.32 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD A-Series (Desktop) | Intel Pentium |
| Architecture codename | Richland (2013−2014) | Skylake (2015−2016) |
| Release date | 4 June 2013 (11 years ago) | 1 September 2015 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $142 | $82 |
| Current price | $67 (0.5x MSRP) | $100 (1.2x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
A8-6600K has 47% better value for money than Pentium G4500.
Detailed specifications
A8-6600K 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 | 3.9 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 3 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 98.57 mm210.3 mm × 9.57 mm |
| Maximum core temperature | 74 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | 65 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1303 Million | 1750 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
Compatibility
Information on A8-6600K 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FM2 | 1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 51 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6600K and Pentium G4500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-6600K and Pentium G4500 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-6600K and Pentium G4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3, DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 34.134 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon HD 8570D | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6600K and Pentium G4500.
| PCIe version | no data | 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.
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.
A8-6600K outperforms Pentium G4500 by 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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: 68%
A8-6600K outperforms Pentium G4500 by 9% 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: 42%
Pentium G4500 outperforms A8-6600K by 57% 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: 42%
Pentium G4500 outperforms A8-6600K by 6% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.95 | 1.79 |
| Integrated graphics card | 1.15 | 2.59 |
| Recency | 4 June 2013 | 1 September 2015 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Cost | $142 | $82 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 51 Watt |
A8-6600K has a 8.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Pentium G4500, on the other hand, has 125.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, its recommended price lower by $60, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 96.1% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A8-6600K and Pentium G4500.
Should you still have questions on choice between A8-6600K and Pentium G4500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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