AMD A8-7500 vs Intel Pentium G6960

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-7500 and Intel Pentium G6960 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD A8-7500

Intel Pentium G6960

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-7500

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
2x 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 12% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 73 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1410 vs 1279
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3422 vs 1433

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 73 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1410 vs 1279
PassMark - CPU mark	3422 vs 1433

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-7500
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G6960

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1410

1279

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3422

1433

Name	AMD A8-7500	Intel Pentium G6960
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	979
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	979
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1310
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1310
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3588
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3588
PassMark - Single thread mark	1410	1279
PassMark - CPU mark	3422	1433
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1957
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3379

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-7500	Intel Pentium G6960
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaveri	Clarkdale
Family	AMD A8-Series
Place in performance rating	1533	1530
Processor Number	A8-7500	G6960
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch date		January 2011
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3000 MHz	2.93 GHz
Die size	245 mm2	81 mm2
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
Transistor count	2.41 billion	382 million
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		72.6°C
Maximum frequency		2.93 GHz
VID voltage range		0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1066
Maximum memory bandwidth		17 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16.38 GB
Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics base frequency		533 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics		Integrated
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	FCLGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	73 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
TrueAudio
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)