Intel Pentium G4400T vs AMD A8-6500T

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G4400T and AMD A8-6500T 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, 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).

Intel Pentium G4400T

AMD A8-6500T

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G4400T

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 58% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1755 vs 1111
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2339 vs 1929

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1755 vs 1111
PassMark - CPU mark	2339 vs 1929

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-6500T

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G4400T
CPU 2: AMD A8-6500T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1755

1111

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2339

1929

Name	Intel Pentium G4400T	AMD A8-6500T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1755	1111
PassMark - CPU mark	2339	1929
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	696
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1187
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.574
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		139.953
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.423
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		10.436
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		40.578

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G4400T	AMD A8-6500T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake
Launch date	Q3'15
Place in performance rating	1890	1892
Processor Number	G4400T
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series	AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB		AD650TYHHLBOX
OPN Tray		AD650TYHA44HL
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	2.1 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm SOI
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
L1 cache		192 KB
L2 cache		4 MB
Maximum core temperature		71.30°C
Maximum frequency		3.1 GHz
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x1902
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	950 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 510	AMD Radeon HD 8550D
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		720 MHz
iGPU core count		256
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	11
OpenGL	4.4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015A (35W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
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
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
PowerGating
PowerNow
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™)
IOMMU 2.0