AMD PRO A8-8650B vs Intel Pentium G3450

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A8-8650B and Intel Pentium G3450 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A8-8650B

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 47% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3212 vs 2178
  • Around 61% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 13.225 vs 8.233
  • Around 41% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 219.246 vs 155.633
  • 3.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 21.042 vs 6.011
  • 9.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 64.844 vs 6.856
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
L2 cache 4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 3212 vs 2178
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 13.225 vs 8.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 219.246 vs 155.633
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 21.042 vs 6.011
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 64.844 vs 6.856

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3450

  • Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 72°C vs 71.30°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1897 vs 1493
  • 6.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3341 vs 532
  • 3.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5503 vs 1606
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 72°C vs 71.30°C
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 53 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1897 vs 1493
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3341 vs 532
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5503 vs 1606

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A8-8650B
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G3450

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1493
1897
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3212
2178
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
532
3341
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1606
5503
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
13.225
8.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
219.246
155.633
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
21.042
6.011
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
64.844
6.856
Name AMD PRO A8-8650B Intel Pentium G3450
PassMark - Single thread mark 1493 1897
PassMark - CPU mark 3212 2178
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 532 3341
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1606 5503
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 13.225 8.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 219.246 155.633
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.052
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 21.042 6.011
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 64.844 6.856

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD PRO A8-8650B Intel Pentium G3450

Essentials

Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray AD865BYBI44JC
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1361 1377
Series AMD PRO A-Series A8 APU for Desktops Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Haswell
Launch date May 2014
Launch price (MSRP) $175
Price now $99.99
Processor Number G3450
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 10.91

Performance

Base frequency 3.2 GHz 3.40 GHz
Compute Cores 10
L2 cache 4 MB 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 71.30°C 72°C
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz 3.4 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of GPU cores 6
Number of threads 4 2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Die size 177 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Transistor count 1400 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 757 MHz 1.1 GHz
iGPU core count 384
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R7 Graphics Intel HD Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 1.7 GB

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported 3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 11.1/12
Vulkan
OpenGL 4.3

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 45 Watt/65 Watt
Sockets supported FM2+ FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 53 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2013C

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
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™)
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

Max resolution over DisplayPort 2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA 1920x1200@60Hz

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)