Pentium G4500 vs A8-7650K

General info

Comparing A8-7650K and Pentium G4500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1800	1892
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	0.52	0.51
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD A-Series (Desktop)	Intel Pentium
Architecture codename	Kaveri (2014−2015)	Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date	7 January 2015 (9 years ago)	1 September 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$152	$82
Current price	$49 (0.3x MSRP)	$86 (1x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

A8-7650K has 2% better value for money than Pentium G4500.

Technical specs

A8-7650K 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	3.3 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	256 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	no data	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Die size	245 mm2	150 mm2
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	65 °C
Number of transistors	2,411 million	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on A8-7650K 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
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	51 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-7650K and Pentium G4500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	SSE1-4a, AVX, AES, FMA4, VT	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+
FRTC	1	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
DualGraphics	1	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	+	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data
HSA	1	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	-
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

A8-7650K 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 A8-7650K 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 A8-7650K and Pentium G4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	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 Compare	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 530
iGPU core count	6	no data
Number of pipelines	384	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 A8-7650K and Pentium G4500 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A8-7650K and Pentium G4500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	no data	N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-7650K and Pentium G4500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12
OpenGL	no data	4.4
Vulkan	1	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-7650K and Pentium G4500.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

A8-7650K outperforms Pentium G4500 by 13% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	2.02	1.79
Integrated graphics card		2.59
Recency	7 January 2015	1 September 2015
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Cost	$152	$82
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	51 Watt

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