Intel Pentium G640T vs AMD A8-3850

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G640T and AMD A8-3850 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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 G640T

AMD A8-3850

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G640T

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
2.9x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 100 Watt
5.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2071 vs 361
2.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3203 vs 1136

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2012 vs June 2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2071 vs 361
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3203 vs 1136

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3850

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 21% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.4 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
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1214 vs 1102
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2374 vs 1139

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1214 vs 1102
PassMark - CPU mark	2374 vs 1139

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G640T
CPU 2: AMD A8-3850

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1102

1214

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1139

2374

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2071

361

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3203

1136

Name	Intel Pentium G640T	AMD A8-3850
PassMark - Single thread mark	1102	1214
PassMark - CPU mark	1139	2374
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2071	361
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3203	1136
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.124
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		211.23
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.404
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		10.601
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		43.843
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		953
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1977
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4691
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		953
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1977
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4691

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G640T	AMD A8-3850
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Llano
Launch date	June 2012	June 2011
Place in performance rating	1571	1565
Processor Number	G640T
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	A-Series (Desktop)
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	131 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	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	65.0°C
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	504 million	1178 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066	DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	FM1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	100 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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™)