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).

 

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 69% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1873 vs 1111
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4375 vs 1929
  • 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 1873 vs 1111
PassMark - CPU mark 4375 vs 1929
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
1111
1873
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1929
4375
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 1111 1873
PassMark - CPU mark 1929 4375
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 1949 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)