A8-7680 vs Pentium G4600T
Aggregate performance score
A8-7680 outperforms Pentium G4600T by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium G4600T and A8-7680 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1966 | 1835 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.30 | 15.78 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Pentium | AMD A8 |
| Power efficiency | 5.22 | 4.71 |
| Architecture codename | Kaby Lake (2016−2019) | Excavator (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 3 January 2017 (7 years ago) | 26 October 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $75 | $56 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
A8-7680 has 5160% better value for money than Pentium G4600T.
Detailed specifications
Pentium G4600T and A8-7680 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 | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 30 | 38 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 128K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | no data | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 65 °C | 74 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium G4600T and A8-7680 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | 1151 | FM2+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4600T and A8-7680. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4600T and A8-7680 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4600T and A8-7680. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | 14.936 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 630 | Radeon R7 Series |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4600T and A8-7680.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.93 | 2.24 |
| Recency | 3 January 2017 | 26 October 2018 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 45 Watt |
Pentium G4600T has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 28.6% lower power consumption.
A8-7680, on the other hand, has a 16.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% more physical cores.
The A8-7680 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G4600T in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G4600T and A8-7680, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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