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).

AMD PRO A8-8650B

Intel Pentium G3450

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 49% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3222 vs 2167
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	3222 vs 2167
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 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1887 vs 1494
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	1887 vs 1494
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

1494

1887

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3222

2167

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	1494	1887
PassMark - CPU mark	3222	2167
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	1288	1305
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)