AMD A8-6500T vs Intel Pentium G4560T

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-6500T and Intel Pentium G4560T 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, 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.

AMD A8-6500T

Intel Pentium G4560T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-6500T

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 2.9 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

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G4560T

Around 29% higher maximum core temperature: 92°C vs 71.30°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1725 vs 1139
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2972 vs 1983

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	92°C vs 71.30°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1725 vs 1139
PassMark - CPU mark	2972 vs 1983

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-6500T
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G4560T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1139

1725

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1983

2972

Name	AMD A8-6500T	Intel Pentium G4560T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1139	1725
PassMark - CPU mark	1983	2972
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.574
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		693
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1549

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-6500T	Intel Pentium G4560T
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB	AD650TYHHLBOX
OPN Tray	AD650TYHA44HL
Place in performance rating	1954	1964
Series	AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Kaby Lake
Launch date		January 2017
Price now		$99.99
Processor Number		G4560T
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		11.92
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.90 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C	92°C
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		65 °C
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	720 MHz	1.05 GHz
iGPU core count	256
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon HD 8550D	Intel® HD Graphics 610
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID		0x5902
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics API support
DirectX	11	12
OpenGL		4.4
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	35 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		2.10 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015A (35W)
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
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
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot