Intel Pentium G860T vs AMD A10-4600M

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G860T and AMD A10-4600M 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 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Pentium G860T

AMD A10-4600M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-4600M

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.6 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

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G860T
CPU 2: AMD A10-4600M

Name	Intel Pentium G860T	AMD A10-4600M
PassMark - Single thread mark		1078
PassMark - CPU mark		1938
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		912
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.171
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		7.18
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.162
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		13.506
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.896
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3279
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1695
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3279

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G860T	AMD A10-4600M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Trinity
Launch date	June 2012	15 May 2012
Place in performance rating	not rated	2051
Processor Number	G860T
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	AMD A-Series
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	131 mm	246 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	192 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	65.0°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	504 million	1303 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	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	37.5 x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	FS1r2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
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™)