A4-3320M vs Ryzen 5 8600G
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 8600G and A4-3320M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 417 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 47.74 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD A-Series |
| Power efficiency | 23.25 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Phoenix (2023−2024) | Llano (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 8 January 2024 (less than a year ago) | 20 December 2011 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 8600G and A4-3320M 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 4.3 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 178 mm2 | 228 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 25,000 million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 8600G and A4-3320M 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 | AM5 | FS1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8600G and A4-3320M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480G |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 8600G and A4-3320M are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 8600G and A4-3320M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon 760M | AMD Radeon HD 6480G |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8600G and A4-3320M.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 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.
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
| Integrated graphics card | 14.95 | 0.66 |
| Recency | 8 January 2024 | 20 December 2011 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 2 |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Ryzen 5 8600G has 2165.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 12 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.
A4-3320M, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 8600G and A4-3320M. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Ryzen 5 8600G is a desktop processor while A4-3320M is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 8600G and A4-3320M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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