AMD A8-3500M vs Intel Pentium B970
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CPU comparison with benchmarks
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CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD A8-3500M and the Intel Pentium B970 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.
We compare the AMD A8-3500M 4 core processor released in Q2/2011 with the Intel Pentium B970 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2012. |
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| AMD A (112) | Family | Intel Pentium (150) |
| AMD A6-3000M (9) | CPU group | Intel Pentium 900 (10) |
| 1 | Generation | 3 |
| Llano (K10) | Architecture | Sandy Bridge U |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD A8-3500M is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz (2.40 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium B970 clocks with 2.30 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. |
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| AMD A8-3500M | Characteristic | Intel Pentium B970 |
| 4 | Cores | 2 |
| 4 | Threads | 2 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| Yes | Overclocking ? | No |
| 1.50 GHz | Frequency | 2.30 GHz |
| 2.40 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
| 2.40 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)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. |
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| AMD Radeon HD 6620G | GPU | Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) |
| 0.44 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.65 GHz |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | 1.15 GHz |
| 3 | GPU Generation | 6 |
| 32 nm | Technology | 32 nm |
| 2 | Max. displays | 2 |
| 5 | Compute units | 6 |
| 400 | Shader | 48 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 1 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB |
| 11 | DirectX Version | 10.1 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| AMD Radeon HD 6620G | GPU | Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge 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 | No |
Memory & PCIeUp to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD A8-3500M, while the Intel Pentium B970 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled. |
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| AMD A8-3500M | Characteristic | Intel Pentium B970 |
| DDR3-1333 | Memory | DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 |
| Max. Memory | 16 GB | |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 21.3 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| 4.00 MB | L3 Cache | 2.00 MB |
| -- | PCIe version | 2.0 |
| -- | PCIe lanes | 16 |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | 8.0 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe AMD A8-3500M has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium B970 is 35 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
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| AMD A8-3500M | Characteristic | Intel Pentium B970 |
| 35 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 35 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | 85 °C |
Technical detailsThe AMD A8-3500M has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium B970 is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm. |
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| AMD A8-3500M | Characteristic | Intel Pentium B970 |
| 32 nm | Technology | 32 nm |
| Unknown | Chip design | Monolithic |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| SSE3, SSE4a | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 |
| FS1 | Socket | PGA 988 |
| AMD-V | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| No | AES-NI | Yes |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | |
| Q2/2011 | Release date | Q1/2012 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 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.
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AMD A8-3500M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Pentium B970
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz |
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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.
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AMD A8-3500M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Pentium B970
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz |
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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.
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AMD A8-3500M
AMD Radeon HD 6620G @ 0.44 GHz |
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Intel Pentium B970
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.15 GHz |
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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.
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AMD A8-3500M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Pentium B970
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz |
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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.
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AMD A8-3500M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Pentium B970
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz |
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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.
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AMD A8-3500M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Pentium B970
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| AMD A8-3500M | Intel Pentium B970 |
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