AMD A8-3850 vs Intel Pentium G6951

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-3850 and Intel Pentium G6951 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. 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 A8-3850

Intel Pentium G6951

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3850

CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
4x 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 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1215 vs 1173
Around 72% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2383 vs 1383

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2011 vs September 2010
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1215 vs 1173
PassMark - CPU mark	2383 vs 1383

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G6951

Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 73 Watt vs 100 Watt
5.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1953 vs 361
2.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3231 vs 1136

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1953 vs 361
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3231 vs 1136

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-3850
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G6951

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1215

1173

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2383

1383

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

361

1953

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1136

3231

Name	AMD A8-3850	Intel Pentium G6951
PassMark - Single thread mark	1215	1173
PassMark - CPU mark	2383	1383
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	361	1953
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1136	3231
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.124
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	211.23
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.404
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	10.601
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	43.843
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	953
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1977
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4691
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	953
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1977
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4691

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-3850	Intel Pentium G6951
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Clarkdale
Launch date	June 2011	September 2010
Place in performance rating	1565	1581
Series	A-Series (Desktop)	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$94
Price now		$94
Processor Number		G6951
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		6.70
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	228 mm	81 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
Transistor count	1178 million	382 million
Base frequency		2.80 GHz
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		72.6°C
VID voltage range		0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1066
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		17 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16.38 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM1	FCLGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	73 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
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
Graphics base frequency		533 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics		Integrated
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring