Intel Pentium G4500 vs AMD A8-3820

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G4500 and AMD A8-3820 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), 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G4500

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • Around 40% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 27% lower typical power consumption: 51 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 91% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2156 vs 1130
  • Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2797 vs 2180
  • Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1219 vs 893
  • Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1219 vs 893
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2015 vs December 2011
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 51 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2156 vs 1130
PassMark - CPU mark 2797 vs 2180
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1219 vs 893
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1219 vs 893

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3820

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 93% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1647 vs 854
  • 3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4806 vs 1582
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1647 vs 854
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4806 vs 1582

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G4500
CPU 2: AMD A8-3820

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2156
1130
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2797
2180
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
854
1647
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1582
4806
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1219
893
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1219
893
Name Intel Pentium G4500 AMD A8-3820
PassMark - Single thread mark 2156 1130
PassMark - CPU mark 2797 2180
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 854 1647
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1582 4806
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.41
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 50.388
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.256
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.316
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 8.871
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1219 893
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2030
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2908
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1219 893
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2030
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2908

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium G4500 AMD A8-3820

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Llano
Launch date September 2015 December 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $73
Place in performance rating 1856 1860
Price now $96.86
Processor Number G4500
Series Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 11.54
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.50 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Die size 150 mm 228 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache 4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 65 °C
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz 2.5 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2
Transistor count 1400 million 1178 million

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V DDR3

Graphics

Device ID 0x1912
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.05 GHz
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 530

Graphics interfaces

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

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
Max resolution over VGA N / A
Max resolution over WiDi 1080p

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.4

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1151 FM1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 51 Watt 65 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2015C (65W)

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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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

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™)