AMD A10-5700 vs Intel Pentium G4500

General info

Comparing Pentium G4500 and A10-5700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rating	1740	1739
Value for money	1.04	3.34
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date	1 September 2015 (7 years old)	2 October 2012 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$82	no data
Current price	$144 (1.8x MSRP)	$86

Technical specs

Pentium G4500 and A10-5700 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	3.5 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	4 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	150 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C	71 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4500 and A10-5700 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	FCLGA1151	FM2
Thermal design power (TDP)	51 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4500 and A10-5700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	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

Security technologies

Pentium G4500 and A10-5700 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	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4500 and A10-5700 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4500 and A10-5700. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR3
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 530	-
Max video memory	64 GB	-
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	-
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	-
InTru 3D	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G4500 and A10-5700 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	-
eDP	+	-
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G4500 and A10-5700 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	-
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	-
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	-
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	-
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G4500 and A10-5700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	-
OpenGL	4.4	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4500 and A10-5700.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

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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Overall 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.

Mining hashrates

Cryptocurrency mining performance of Pentium G4500 and A10-5700. Usually measured in megahashes per second.

Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)

8.9 Mh/s

no data

Advantages and disadvantages

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Recency	1 September 2015	2 October 2012
Boost clock speed	3500	4000
Base clock speed	0	3400
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Thermal design power (TDP)	51 Watt	65 Watt

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