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Intel Pentium G3450 vs AMD A8-5600K. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2014
Intel Pentium G3450
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Q3/2012
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AMD A8-5600K
AMD A8-5600K

What's the best choice Intel Pentium G3450 or AMD A8-5600K? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Pentium G3450 has a base frequency of 3.40 GHz. 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 54 W. Released in Q2/2014.

AMD A8-5600K has a base frequency of 3.60 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 100 W. Released in Q3/2012.

Differences

  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    54 W left arrow 100 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Pentium G3450 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    573 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    789 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1338 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    499 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    621 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    417 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    569 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    263 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    824 place
AMD A8-5600K Reasons to consider
AMD A8-5600K
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 6% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    4 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD A8-5600K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    495 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    433 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    754 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    960 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    923 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    870 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    622 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    655 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    574 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    529 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    35 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    740 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Pentium G3450 Intel Pentium G3450
AMD A8-5600K AMD A8-5600K
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Pentium G3000 left arrow AMD A8-5000
  • Family
    Intel Pentium left arrow AMD A
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 2
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.4 GHz left arrow 3.6 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    2 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow 3.9 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.9 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    11.1 left arrow 11
  • Execution units
    10 left arrow 4
  • Generation
    7.5 left arrow 4
  • GPU Frequency
    350 MHz left arrow 760 MHz
  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) left arrow AMD Radeon HD 7560D
  • GPU Turbo
    1100 MHz left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 2
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 2 GB
  • Release date
    Q4/2012 left arrow Q3/2012
  • Shader
    80 left arrow 256
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 32 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD A8-5600K and Intel Pentium G3450. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600 left arrow DDR3-1866
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow -
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow -
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Pentium G3450 and AMD A8-5600K Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    54 W left arrow 100 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Pentium G3450 and AMD A8-5600K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Haswell S left arrow Trinity (Piledriver)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
  • L3-Cache
    3 MB left arrow 4 MB
  • Release date
    Q2/2014 left arrow Q3/2012
  • Socket
    LGA 1150 left arrow FM2
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Pentium G3450 and AMD A8-5600K.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

255.000000
Intel Pentium G3450
280.000000
AMD A8-5600K
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

176.000000
Intel Pentium G3450
389.000000
AMD A8-5600K
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

2778.000000
Intel Pentium G3450
2011.000000
AMD A8-5600K
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

4910.000000
Intel Pentium G3450
4513.000000
AMD A8-5600K
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

1.430000
Intel Pentium G3450
1.000000
AMD A8-5600K
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

2.830000
Intel Pentium G3450
3.200000
AMD A8-5600K
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
The iGPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

16.200000
Intel Pentium G3450
43.000000
AMD A8-5600K
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

3652.000000
Intel Pentium G3450
4359.000000
AMD A8-5600K

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