Pro A8-8600B vs Pentium G3260

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2579	2542
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Carrizo
Power efficiency	0.96	3.54
Designer	Intel	AMD
Architecture codename	no data	Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date	1 January 2015 (11 years ago)	3 June 2015 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium G3260 and Pro A8-8600B 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	3 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L2 cache	no data	2048 KB
L3 cache	3 MB	no data
Chip lithography	22 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	3100 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3260 and Pro A8-8600B 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	no data
Socket	FCLGA1150	FP4
Power consumption (TDP)	53 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3260 and Pro A8-8600B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	HSA 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 G3260 and Pro A8-8600B 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 G3260 and Pro A8-8600B 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 G3260 and Pro A8-8600B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333	DDR3/DDR3L-2133
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare HD Graphics and R6 Graphics	Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors	AMD Radeon R6 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	6
จำนวนพาธไลน์	no data	384
Max video memory	1.7 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3260 and Pro A8-8600B integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3260 and Pro A8-8600B integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	1920x1080@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	2560x1600@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	2560x1600@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G3260 and Pro A8-8600B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.1/12	DirectX® 12
OpenGL	4.3	no data
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3260 and Pro A8-8600B.

PCIe version	Up to 3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.20	1.26
Recency	1 January 2015	3 June 2015
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	53 Watt	15 Watt

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