AMD A8-6500B vs Intel Pentium G3420

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-6500B and Intel Pentium G3420 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Peripherals, 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 A8-6500B

Intel Pentium G3420

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-6500B

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 28% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
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 48% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2894 vs 1949
Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1244 vs 1221
Around 17% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 4.868 vs 4.144
2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 177.613 vs 61.915
Around 74% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 12 vs 6.906
7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 44.577 vs 6.386

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2894 vs 1949
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1244 vs 1221
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.868 vs 4.144
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	177.613 vs 61.915
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	12 vs 6.906
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	44.577 vs 6.386

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3420

Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 72°C vs 71.30°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1759 vs 1510
Around 37% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 653 vs 478
Around 46% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.748 vs 0.512

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	72°C vs 71.30°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1759 vs 1510
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	653 vs 478
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.748 vs 0.512

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-6500B
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G3420

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1510

1759

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2894

1949

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

478

653

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1244

1221

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.868

4.144

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

177.613

61.915

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.512

0.748

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

6.906

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

44.577

6.386

Name	AMD A8-6500B	Intel Pentium G3420
PassMark - Single thread mark	1510	1759
PassMark - CPU mark	2894	1949
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	478	653
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1244	1221
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.868	4.144
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	177.613	61.915
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.512	0.748
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	12	6.906
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	44.577	6.386
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		652
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2589
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3053
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		652
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2589
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3053

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-6500B	Intel Pentium G3420
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray	AD650BOKA44HL
Place in performance rating	1873	1869
Series	AMD Business Class - Quad-Core A8-Series APU for Desktops	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Haswell
Launch date		September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)		$252
Price now		$109.99
Processor Number		G3420
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		9.12
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.20 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C	72°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		177 mm
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	1.15 GHz
iGPU core count	256
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon HD 8570D	Intel HD Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		1.7 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Graphics API support
DirectX	11	11.1/12
OpenGL		4.3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	53 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013C
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
RAID
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™)
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)
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)