AMD PRO A6-8570 vs Intel Pentium G640T

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A6-8570 and Intel Pentium G640T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD PRO A6-8570

Intel Pentium G640T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A6-8570

Around 58% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1646 vs 1102
Around 67% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1906 vs 1139

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	1 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1646 vs 1102
PassMark - CPU mark	1906 vs 1139

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G640T

Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A6-8570
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G640T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1646

1102

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1906

1139

Name	AMD PRO A6-8570	Intel Pentium G640T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1646	1102
PassMark - CPU mark	1906	1139
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2071
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3203

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A6-8570	Intel Pentium G640T
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray	AD857BAGM23AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1495	1498
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Desktops	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Sandy Bridge
Launch date		June 2012
Processor Number		G640T
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	2.40 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		131 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		65.0°C
Number of threads		2
Transistor count		504 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		17 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1029 MHz	1.1 GHz
Processor graphics	R5	Intel HD Graphics
Switchable graphics
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 API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 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
Advanced Technologies
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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 interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)