AMD A8-7670K vs Intel Pentium G4600T

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-7670K and Intel Pentium G4600T 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), 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-7670K

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 30% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • 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 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3192 vs 3055
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz vs 3 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 3192 vs 3055

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G4600T

  • Around 27% higher maximum core temperature: 92°C vs 72.40°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1772 vs 1485
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 92°C vs 72.40°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1772 vs 1485

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-7670K
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G4600T

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1485
1772
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3192
3055
Name AMD A8-7670K Intel Pentium G4600T
PassMark - Single thread mark 1485 1772
PassMark - CPU mark 3192 3055
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 14.634
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 126.662
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.151
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 20.723
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 67.072
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1882
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2436
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 7326
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1882
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2436
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 7326

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A8-7670K Intel Pentium G4600T

Essentials

Family AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB AD767KXBJCSBX
Place in performance rating 825 1376
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 $99.44
Processor Number G4600T
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 12.66

Performance

Base frequency 3.6 GHz 3.00 GHz
Compute Cores 10
L1 cache 256 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 72.40°C 92°C
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of GPU cores 6
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 2133 MHz
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 757 MHz 1.05 GHz
iGPU core count 512
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R7 Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 630
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID 0x5912
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 12 12
Vulkan
OpenGL 4.4

Compatibility

Sockets supported FM2+ FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt
Thermal Solution Near Silent 95W PCG 2015A (35W)
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 2.20 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerTune
TrueAudio
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™)
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