Pro A6-8500B vs Pentium G3220

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G3220
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 53 Watt
1.19
+17.8%
Pro A6-8500B
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.01

Pentium G3220 outperforms Pro A6-8500B by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G3220 and Pro A6-8500B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23432453
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.13no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Carrizo
Power efficiency2.096.37
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)3 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$71no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G3220 and Pro A6-8500B 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1024 KB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography22 nm28 nm
Die size177 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3220 and Pro A6-8500B 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA1150FP4
Power consumption (TDP)53 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3220 and Pro A6-8500B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2HSA 1.0
AES-NI-+
FMA-FMA4
AVX-AVX
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
RAID-+
HSA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Pentium G3220 and Pro A6-8500B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3220 and Pro A6-8500B are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3220 and Pro A6-8500B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3/DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.3 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel ProcessorsAMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core countno data4
Number of pipelinesno data256
Max video memory1.7 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3220 and Pro A6-8500B integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI+no data
VGA+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3220 and Pro A6-8500B integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.41920x1080@60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP2560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort2560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGA1920x1200@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G3220 and Pro A6-8500B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.1/12DirectX® 12
OpenGL4.3no data
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3220 and Pro A6-8500B.

PCIe versionUp to 3.03.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

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.

Pentium G3220 1.19
+17.8%
Pro A6-8500B 1.01

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.

Pentium G3220 1893
+18.2%
Pro A6-8500B 1601

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.19 1.01
Recency 1 September 2013 3 June 2015
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 53 Watt 15 Watt

Pentium G3220 has a 17.8% higher aggregate performance score, and a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.

Pro A6-8500B, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more threads, and 253.3% lower power consumption.

The Pentium G3220 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pro A6-8500B in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G3220 is a desktop processor while Pro A6-8500B is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G3220 and Pro A6-8500B, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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