Intel Pentium G3260T vs AMD A8-9600

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3260T and AMD A8-9600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

Intel Pentium G3260T

AMD A8-9600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3260T

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1609 vs 1490
6.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2906 vs 475
3.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4816 vs 1409

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1609 vs 1490
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2906 vs 475
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4816 vs 1409

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-9600

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 36% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 66.4°C
Around 80% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3314 vs 1837

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 66.4°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3314 vs 1837

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3260T
CPU 2: AMD A8-9600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1609

1490

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1837

3314

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2906

475

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4816

1409

Name	Intel Pentium G3260T	AMD A8-9600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1609	1490
PassMark - CPU mark	1837	3314
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2906	475
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4816	1409
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.637
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		129.751
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.041
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		20.198
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.073
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2015
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3006
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		9707
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2015
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3006
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		9707

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G3260T	AMD A8-9600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Bristol Ridge
Launch date	Q1'15	27 July 2017
Place in performance rating	1092	1081
Processor Number	G3260T
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series	AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
Launch price (MSRP)		$78
OPN PIB		AD9600AGABBOX
OPN Tray		AD9600AGM44AB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$64.99
Value for money (0-100)		22.69
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	66.4°C	90°C
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2
Compute Cores		10
Die size		246 mm
L2 cache		2 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Maximum frequency		3.4 GHz
Number of GPU cores		6
Transistor count		1178 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	1.7 GB
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Radeon R7 Series
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		900 MHz
iGPU core count		6
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
VGA
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
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.1/12	DirectX® 12
OpenGL	4.3
Vulkan
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013A
Configurable TDP		45/65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	8
PCI Express revision	Up to 3.0	3.0 x8
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)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
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
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)