Intel Pentium G870 vs AMD A6-3500

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G870 and AMD A6-3500 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 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Pentium G870

AMD A6-3500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G870

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Around 48% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1467 vs 963
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1546 vs 1420
Around 75% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 538 vs 307
Around 27% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 977 vs 770

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2012 vs August 2011
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1467 vs 963
PassMark - CPU mark	1546 vs 1420
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	538 vs 307
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	977 vs 770

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-3500

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	3 vs 2
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 G870
CPU 2: AMD A6-3500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1467

963

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1546

1420

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

538

307

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

977

770

Name	Intel Pentium G870	AMD A6-3500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1467	963
PassMark - CPU mark	1546	1420
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	538	307
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	977	770
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.267
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		1.595
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.083
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		7.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		26.895
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4450
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4450

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G870	AMD A6-3500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Llano
Launch date	June 2012	August 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$97
Place in performance rating	2248	2249
Price now	$97
Processor Number	G870
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	8.58
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 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	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	3
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	504 million	1178 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	850 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)	65 Watt	65 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™)