AMD PRO A6-8570 vs Intel Pentium G6951

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A6-8570 and Intel Pentium G6951 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A6-8570

  • Around 36% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.8 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 12% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 73 Watt
  • Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1646 vs 1173
  • Around 38% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1906 vs 1383
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache 1 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 73 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1646 vs 1173
PassMark - CPU mark 1906 vs 1383

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A6-8570
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G6951

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1646
1173
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1906
1383
Name AMD PRO A6-8570 Intel Pentium G6951
PassMark - Single thread mark 1646 1173
PassMark - CPU mark 1906 1383
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1953
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3231

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD PRO A6-8570 Intel Pentium G6951

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 1595 1590
Series AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Desktops Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Clarkdale
Launch date September 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $94
Price now $94
Processor Number G6951
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 6.70

Performance

Base frequency 3.5 GHz 2.80 GHz
L2 cache 1 MB 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz 2.8 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of GPU cores 6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size 81 mm2
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature 72.6°C
Number of threads 2
Transistor count 382 million
VID voltage range 0.6500V-1.4000V

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth 17 GB/s
Maximum memory size 16.38 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066

Graphics

Graphics max frequency 1029 MHz
Processor graphics R5 Integrated
Switchable graphics
Graphics base frequency 533 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM4 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

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
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® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
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)