AMD A8-5500B vs Intel Pentium E6800

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-5500B and Intel Pentium E6800 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, 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).

AMD A8-5500B

Intel Pentium E6800

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-5500B

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1327 vs 1301
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2612 vs 1164
Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 427 vs 408
Around 72% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1184 vs 690

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2012 vs August 2010
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 2048 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1327 vs 1301
PassMark - CPU mark	2612 vs 1164
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	427 vs 408
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1184 vs 690

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6800

Around 4% higher clock speed: 3.33 GHz vs 3.2 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.33 GHz vs 3.2 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-5500B
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E6800

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1327

1301

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2612

1164

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

427

408

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1184

690

Name	AMD A8-5500B	Intel Pentium E6800
PassMark - Single thread mark	1327	1301
PassMark - CPU mark	2612	1164
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	427	408
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1184	690
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.418
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	90.111
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.394
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	41.819

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-5500B	Intel Pentium E6800
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Wolfdale
Launch date	October 2012	August 2010
Place in performance rating	2435	2448
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$831
Price now		$49.99
Processor Number		E6800
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		11.65
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm	82 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.33 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	1178 million	228 million
Base frequency		3.33 GHz
Bus Speed		1066 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		74.1°C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 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)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring