AMD A10-6700 vs Intel Pentium G870

Comparative analysis of AMD A10-6700 and Intel Pentium G870 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A10-6700

Intel Pentium G870

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-6700

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 39% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 71.30°C vs 69.1°C
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1606 vs 1469
Around 99% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3113 vs 1561
Around 48% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1445 vs 977

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2013 vs June 2012
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C vs 69.1°C
L1 cache	192 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1606 vs 1469
PassMark - CPU mark	3113 vs 1561
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1445 vs 977

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G870

Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 538 vs 532

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	538 vs 532

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A10-6700
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G870

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1606

1469

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3113

1561

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

532

538

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1445

977

Name	AMD A10-6700	Intel Pentium G870
PassMark - Single thread mark	1606	1469
PassMark - CPU mark	3113	1561
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	532	538
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1445	977
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.332
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	7.429
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.149
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.494
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.801
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	923
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1228
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3083
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	923
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1228
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3083

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A10-6700	Intel Pentium G870
Essentials
Architecture codename	Richland	Sandy Bridge
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	June 2013	June 2012
OPN PIB	AD6700OKHLBOX
OPN Tray	AD6700OKA44HL
Place in performance rating	2273	2253
Series	AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$97
Price now		$97
Processor Number		G870
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		8.58
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	3.10 GHz
Die size	246 mm	131 mm
L1 cache	192 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	3.1 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
Transistor count	1178 million	504 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	844 MHz	1.1 GHz
iGPU core count	384
Number of pipelines	384
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon HD 8670D	Intel HD Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics base frequency		850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	11
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
VirusProtect
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)