Pentium Gold G4620 vs A8-9600
Primary details
Comparing A8-9600 and Pentium Gold G4620 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1793 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 14.13 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | Intel Pentium, Pentium Gold |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Kaby Lake (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 27 July 2017 (6 years ago) | 3 January 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $78 | $93 |
| Current price | $30 (0.4x MSRP) | $70 (0.8x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
A8-9600 and Pentium Gold G4620 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 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.1 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 320K | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 3 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 250 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
Compatibility
Information on A8-9600 and Pentium Gold G4620 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 | AM4 | LGA-1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 51 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-9600 and Pentium Gold G4620. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | no data |
| AVX | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-9600 and Pentium Gold G4620 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 A8-9600 and Pentium Gold G4620. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR3L-1600 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Radeon R7 | Intel HD Graphics 630 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-9600 and Pentium Gold G4620.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 16 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 27 July 2017 | 3 January 2017 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Cost | $78 | $93 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 51 Watt |
A8-9600 has an age advantage of 6 months, 100% more physical cores, and its recommended price lower by $15.
Pentium Gold G4620, on the other hand, has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 27.5% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between A8-9600 and Pentium Gold G4620. We've got no test results to judge.
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