Intel Pentium G5600E vs AMD FX-8150

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G5600E and AMD FX-8150 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: GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 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).

Intel Pentium G5600E

AMD FX-8150

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G5600E

Around 64% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 61°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
3.6x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 125 Watt

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 61°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8150

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 35% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	8 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	8 MB vs 4 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G5600E
CPU 2: AMD FX-8150

Name	Intel Pentium G5600E	AMD FX-8150
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1147
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1147
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	659
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	659
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1531
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1531
PassMark - Single thread mark		1434
PassMark - CPU mark		5260
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		511
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2415
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2752
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		8.241
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		20.526
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.433
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.232
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.601

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G5600E	AMD FX-8150
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Zambezi
Launch date	Q2'19	October 2011
Place in performance rating	2146	2513
Processor Number	G5600E
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series	AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN PIB		FD8150FRGUBOX
OPN Tray		FD8150FRW8KGU
Price now		$383.50
Value for money (0-100)		5.86
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L1 cache	128 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	8 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	61°C
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz	4.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	8
Number of threads	2	8
Die size		315 mm
P0 Vcore voltage		Min: 1.0125 V - Max: 1.4125 V
Transistor count		1200 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x3E91
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 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 UHD Graphics 630
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	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCBGA1440	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	125 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	n / a
PCIe configurations	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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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™)