Intel Pentium G4600T vs AMD A8-9600

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Combined performance score

A8-9600
2.15
+8%

A8-9600 outperforms Pentium G4600T by 8% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing A8-9600 and Pentium G4600T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking17391804
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money14.130.53
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date27 July 2017 (6 years old)3 January 2017 (7 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$78$75
Current price$31 (0.4x MSRP)$430 (5.7x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

A8-9600 has 2566% better value for money than Pentium G4600T.

Technical specs

A8-9600 and Pentium G4600T 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.1 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3 GHz
Bus supportno data8 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size250 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C92 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C65 °C
Number of transistors3,100 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on A8-9600 and Pentium G4600T 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
SocketAM4FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-9600 and Pentium G4600T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX+no data
FRTC1no data
FreeSync1no data
PowerTune+no data
TrueAudio+no data
PowerNow+no data
PowerGating+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

A8-9600 and Pentium G4600T 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 A8-9600 and Pentium G4600T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-9600 and Pentium G4600T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 630
iGPU core count6no data
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduro+no data
UVD+no data
VCE+no data
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-9600 and Pentium G4600T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A8-9600 and Pentium G4600T 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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-9600 and Pentium G4600T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 1212
OpenGLno data4.4
Vulkan1no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-9600 and Pentium G4600T.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes816

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.

A8-9600 2.15
+8%
Pentium G4600T 1.99

A8-9600 outperforms Pentium G4600T by 8% 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%

A8-9600 3300
+8%
Pentium G4600T 3055

A8-9600 outperforms Pentium G4600T by 8% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.15 1.99
Integrated graphics card 3.09
Recency 27 July 2017 3 January 2017
Physical cores 4 2
Cost $78 $75
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

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