Intel Pentium G4600T vs AMD A10-6800K

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G4600T and AMD A10-6800K 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 G4600T

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • Around 24% higher maximum core temperature: 92°C vs 74°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm SOI
  • 2.9x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 100 Watt
  • Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1775 vs 1597
Specifications (specs)
Launch date January 2017 vs 4 June 2013
Maximum core temperature 92°C vs 74°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1775 vs 1597

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-6800K

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 47% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • Around 50% 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 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3193 vs 3062
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 4.4 GHz vs 3 GHz
L1 cache 192 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 3193 vs 3062

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G4600T
CPU 2: AMD A10-6800K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1775
1597
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3062
3193
Name Intel Pentium G4600T AMD A10-6800K
PassMark - Single thread mark 1775 1597
PassMark - CPU mark 3062 3193
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 542
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1494
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.893
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 10.547
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.209
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.604
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.801
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1267
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 4136
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4604
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1267
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 4136
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4604

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium G4600T AMD A10-6800K

Essentials

Architecture codename Kaby Lake Richland
Launch date January 2017 4 June 2013
Place in performance rating 1468 1508
Price now $99.44
Processor Number G4600T
Series Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 12.66
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch price (MSRP) $142
OPN PIB AD680KWOHLBOX
OPN Tray AD680KWOA44HL

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.00 GHz 4.1 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 192 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 4 MB
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm SOI
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 65 °C 74 °C
Maximum core temperature 92°C 74°C
Maximum frequency 3 GHz 4.4 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of QPI Links 0
Number of threads 4 4
Die size 246 mm
Transistor count 1303 Million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V DDR3
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz

Graphics

Device ID 0x5912
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.05 GHz 844 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 630 AMD Radeon HD 8670D
Enduro
iGPU core count 384
Number of pipelines 384
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3
DisplayPort
HDMI

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

Configurable TDP-down Frequency 2.20 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 100 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2015A (35W)

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 2.0
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
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
PowerGating
PowerNow
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™)
IOMMU 2.0