AMD A12-9800E vs Intel Pentium G4560

Comparative analysis of AMD A12-9800E and Intel Pentium G4560 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

AMD A12-9800E

Intel Pentium G4560

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A12-9800E

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 54 Watt
Around 15% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1156 vs 1003
Around 15% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1156 vs 1003

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 54 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1156 vs 1003
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1156 vs 1003

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G4560

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2096 vs 1617
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3540 vs 3471
Around 70% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 841 vs 494
Around 29% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1863 vs 1441
2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2030 vs 897
Around 45% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3809 vs 2623
2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2030 vs 897
Around 45% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3809 vs 2623

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2017 vs 5 September 2016
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2096 vs 1617
PassMark - CPU mark	3540 vs 3471
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	841 vs 494
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1863 vs 1441
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2030 vs 897
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3809 vs 2623
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2030 vs 897
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3809 vs 2623

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A12-9800E
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G4560

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1617

2096

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3471

3540

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

494

841

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1441

1863

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1156

1003

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

897

2030

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2623

3809

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1156

1003

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

897

2030

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2623

3809

Name	AMD A12-9800E	Intel Pentium G4560
PassMark - Single thread mark	1617	2096
PassMark - CPU mark	3471	3540
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	494	841
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1441	1863
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1156	1003
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	897	2030
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2623	3809
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1156	1003
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	897	2030
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2623	3809
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2149
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.198
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		22.395
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.312
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.204
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.986

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A12-9800E	Intel Pentium G4560
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Kaby Lake
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	5 September 2016	January 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$105	$108
OPN PIB	AD9800AHABBOX
OPN Tray	AD9800AHM44AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1930	1898
Price now	$113.99	$99.99
Series	AMD A12-Series APU for Desktops	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Value for money (0-100)	13.19	14.35
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		G4560
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	3.50 GHz
Compute Cores	12
Die size	246 mm
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	65 °C
Maximum core temperature	90°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.5 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	8
Transistor count	1178 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		0
Number of threads		4
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz	1.05 GHz
iGPU core count	8
Processor graphics	Radeon R7 Series	Intel® HD Graphics 610
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID		0x5902
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics API support
DirectX	DirectX® 12	12
Vulkan
OpenGL		4.4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	54 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	8	16
PCI Express revision	3.0 x8	3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot