AMD A8-6500T vs Intel Core i5-3450S

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-6500T and Intel Core i5-3450S processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A8-6500T

Intel Core i5-3450S

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-6500T

Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 71.30°C vs 69.1°C
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt

Maximum core temperature	71.30°C vs 69.1°C
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3450S

Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 64% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1869 vs 1139
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4377 vs 1983
2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 10.029 vs 3.574

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm SOI
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1869 vs 1139
PassMark - CPU mark	4377 vs 1983
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	10.029 vs 3.574

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-6500T
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-3450S

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1139

1869

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1983

4377

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.574

10.029

Name	AMD A8-6500T	Intel Core i5-3450S
PassMark - Single thread mark	1139	1869
PassMark - CPU mark	1983	4377
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.574	10.029
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	139.953
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.423
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	10.436
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	40.578
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		698
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2235
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1698
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1698

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-6500T	Intel Core i5-3450S
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB	AD650TYHHLBOX
OPN Tray	AD650TYHA44HL
Place in performance rating	1948	1942
Series	AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Ivy Bridge
Launch date		April 2012
Launch price (MSRP)		$150
Price now		$99.99
Processor Number		i5-3450S
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		18.33
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.80 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	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		69 °C
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1333/1600
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	720 MHz	1.1 GHz
iGPU core count	256
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon HD 8550D	Intel® HD Graphics 2500
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID		0x152
Graphics base frequency		650 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		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	11
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		2011C
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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)