Intel Pentium G4520 vs AMD A8-6600K

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Combined performance score

A8-6600K
1.96
+11.4%

A8-6600K outperforms Pentium G4520 by 11% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing A8-6600K and Pentium G4520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking18171891
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.470.12
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)Intel Pentium
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date1 June 2013 (10 years old)1 September 2015 (8 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$142$93
Current price$54 (0.4x MSRP)$278 (3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

A8-6600K has 292% better value for money than Pentium G4520.

Technical specs

A8-6600K and Pentium G4520 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 speed3.9 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus supportno data4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache192 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2150 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C65 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on A8-6600K and Pentium G4520 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
SocketFM2FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt51 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6600K and Pentium G4520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI1+
FMAFMA4no data
AVXAVX+
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 Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSXno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
SIPPno data-
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

A8-6600K and Pentium G4520 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPXno data-
Identity Protectionno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-6600K and Pentium G4520 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-6600K and Pentium G4520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.1 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 8570DIntel HD Graphics 530
Number of pipelines256no data
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduro+no data
Switchable graphics1no data
UVD+no data
VCE+no data
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-6600K and Pentium G4520 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A8-6600K and Pentium G4520 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-6600K and Pentium G4520 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 1112
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6600K and Pentium G4520.

PCIe version2.03.0
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.

A8-6600K 1.96
+11.4%
Pentium G4520 1.76

A8-6600K outperforms Pentium G4520 by 11% in our combined 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 3008
+11.1%
Pentium G4520 2707

A8-6600K outperforms Pentium G4520 by 11% 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%

A8-6600K 457
Pentium G4520 838
+83.4%

Pentium G4520 outperforms A8-6600K by 83% 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%

A8-6600K 1107
Pentium G4520 1594
+44%

Pentium G4520 outperforms A8-6600K by 44% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.96 1.76
Integrated graphics card 1.14 2.58
Recency 1 June 2013 1 September 2015
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Cost $142 $93
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 51 Watt

The A8-6600K is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G4520 in performance tests.


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