Intel Pentium G4560T vs AMD A8-5500

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G4560T and AMD A8-5500 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).

Intel Pentium G4560T

AMD A8-5500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G4560T

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1713 vs 1334
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2980 vs 2609
Around 52% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 693 vs 455
Around 25% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1549 vs 1243

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2017 vs October 2012
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1713 vs 1334
PassMark - CPU mark	2980 vs 2609
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	693 vs 455
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1549 vs 1243

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-5500

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
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

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G4560T
CPU 2: AMD A8-5500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1713

1334

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2980

2609

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

693

455

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1549

1243

Name	Intel Pentium G4560T	AMD A8-5500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1713	1334
PassMark - CPU mark	2980	2609
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	693	455
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1549	1243
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.063
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		8.685
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.185
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.504
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.038
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		789
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2225
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4729
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		789
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2225
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4729

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G4560T	AMD A8-5500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake	Trinity
Launch date	January 2017	October 2012
Place in performance rating	1966	1953
Price now	$99.99
Processor Number	G4560T
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	11.92
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C	71 °C
Maximum core temperature	92°C
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	4
Die size		246 mm
Transistor count		1178 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V	DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x5902
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 610
Graphics interfaces
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
OpenGL	4.4
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	2.10 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 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® 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™)