AMD A6-3500 vs Intel Pentium Gold 8500

Last updated: 2023-04-20

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD A6-3500		Intel Pentium Gold 8500
CPU comparison AMD A6-3500 or Intel Pentium Gold 8500 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD A6-3500 has 3 cores with 3 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A6-3500 was released in Q3/2011. The Intel Pentium Gold 8500 has 5 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold 8500 was released in Q1/2022.

AMD A (112)	Family	Intel Pentium (150)
AMD A6-3000 (5)	CPU group	Intel Pentium Gold 8000 (2)
1	Generation	12
Llano (K10)	Architecture	Alder Lake U
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD A6-3500 is a 3 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (2.40 GHz). The Intel Pentium Gold 8500 has 5 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz (4.40 GHz).
AMD A6-3500	Characteristic	Intel Pentium Gold 8500
3	Cores	5
3	Threads	6
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
2.10 GHz (2.40 GHz)	A-Core	1.00 GHz (4.40 GHz) 1x Golden Cove
--	B-Core	0.70 GHz (3.30 GHz) 4x Gracemont

NPU AI performance The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
AMD A6-3500	Characteristic	Intel Pentium Gold 8500
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--
--	NPU + CPU + iGPU	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU) The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
AMD Radeon HD 6530D	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU)
0.44 GHz	GPU frequency	0.20 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	0.80 GHz
3	GPU Generation	12
32 nm	Technology	10 nm
0	Max. displays	3
5	Compute units	48
320	Shader	384
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
1 GB	Max. GPU Memory	64 GB
11	DirectX Version	12

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 HD 6530D	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU)
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP8	Decode
No	Codec AV1	Decode
Decode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The AMD A6-3500 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold 8500 can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD A6-3500	Characteristic	Intel Pentium Gold 8500
DDR3-1600	Memory	LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	83.2 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	3.25 MB
3.00 MB	L3 Cache	8.00 MB
--	PCIe version	4.0
--	PCIe lanes	14
--	PCIe Bandwidth	27.6 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD A6-3500 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the Intel Pentium Gold 8500 is 9 W.
AMD A6-3500	Characteristic	Intel Pentium Gold 8500
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	9 W
--	TDP (PL2)	29 W
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The AMD A6-3500 has a 3.00 MB cache, while the Intel Pentium Gold 8500 cache has a total of 11.25 MB.

AMD A6-3500	Characteristic	Intel Pentium Gold 8500
32 nm	Technology	10 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
FM1	Socket	BGA 1744
AMD-V	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems
Q3/2011	Release date	Q1/2022
47 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD A6-3500 (20%)

Intel Pentium Gold 8500 (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD A6-3500 (25%)

Intel Pentium Gold 8500 (100%)

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 A6-3500 3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz	303 (20%)
	Intel Pentium Gold 8500 5C 6T @ 4.40 GHz	1527 (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 A6-3500 3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz	766 (22%)
	Intel Pentium Gold 8500 5C 6T @ 1.40 GHz	3417 (100%)

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 A6-3500 AMD Radeon HD 6530D @ 0.44 GHz	284 (46%)
	Intel Pentium Gold 8500 Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) @ 0.80 GHz	614 (100%)

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 A6-3500 3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz	1995 (27%)
	Intel Pentium Gold 8500 5C 6T @ 1.40 GHz	7340 (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 A6-3500 3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz	135 (100%)
	Intel Pentium Gold 8500 5C 6T @ 4.40 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 A6-3500 3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz	368 (100%)
	Intel Pentium Gold 8500 5C 6T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)

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 A6-3500 3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz	166 (100%)
	Intel Pentium Gold 8500 5C 6T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)

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