AMD A8-7600 vs Intel Pentium G3420

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AMD A8-7600 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium G3420
AMD A8-7600 Intel Pentium G3420

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD A8-7600 and the Intel Pentium G3420 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD A8-7600 4 core processor released in Q1/2014 with the Intel Pentium G3420 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2013.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Pentium (150)
AMD A8-7000 (6) CPU group Intel Pentium G3000 (14)
4 Generation 5
Kaveri (Steamroller) Architecture Haswell S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A8-7600 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.10 GHz (3.80 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium G3420 clocks with 3.20 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

AMD A8-7600 Characteristic Intel Pentium G3420
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.10 GHz Frequency 3.20 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD A8-7600 Characteristic Intel Pentium G3420
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri) GPU Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
0.72 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.15 GHz
6 GPU Generation 7.5
28 nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 3
8 Compute units 10
512 Shader 80
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 11.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri) GPU Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD A8-7600, while the Intel Pentium G3420 supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

AMD A8-7600 Characteristic Intel Pentium G3420
DDR3-2133 Memory DDR3-1600
Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 16
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD A8-7600 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium G3420 is 54 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD A8-7600 Characteristic Intel Pentium G3420
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 54 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A8-7600 has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium G3420 is at 3.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

AMD A8-7600 Characteristic Intel Pentium G3420
28 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
FM2+ Socket LGA 1150
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2014 Release date Q3/2013
-- Release price 70 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A8-7600 AMD A8-7600
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
492 (68%)
Intel Pentium G3420 Intel Pentium G3420
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
721 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A8-7600 AMD A8-7600
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1426 (100%)
Intel Pentium G3420 Intel Pentium G3420
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
1408 (99%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD A8-7600 AMD A8-7600
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri) @ 0.72 GHz
702 (100%)
Intel Pentium G3420 Intel Pentium G3420
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.15 GHz
184 (26%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD A8-7600 AMD A8-7600
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
3997 (100%)
Intel Pentium G3420 Intel Pentium G3420
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
1966 (49%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD A8-7600 AMD A8-7600
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
693 (100%)
Intel Pentium G3420 Intel Pentium G3420
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
673 (97%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A8-7600 AMD A8-7600
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
61 (47%)
Intel Pentium G3420 Intel Pentium G3420
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
129 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A8-7600 AMD A8-7600
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
214 (88%)
Intel Pentium G3420 Intel Pentium G3420
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
242 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD A8-7600 AMD A8-7600
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium G3420 Intel Pentium G3420
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
667 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD A8-7600 AMD A8-7600
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium G3420 Intel Pentium G3420
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
1167 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A8-7600 AMD A8-7600
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
104 (100%)
Intel Pentium G3420 Intel Pentium G3420
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A8-7600 AMD A8-7600
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
655 (100%)
Intel Pentium G3420 Intel Pentium G3420
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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