AMD A8-5600K vs Intel Pentium G3220

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AMD A8-5600K CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium G3220
AMD A8-5600K Intel Pentium G3220

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD A8-5600K and the Intel Pentium G3220 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD A8-5600K 4 core processor released in Q3/2012 with the Intel Pentium G3220 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2013.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Pentium (150)
AMD A8-5000 (3) CPU group Intel Pentium G3000 (14)
2 Generation 5
Trinity (Piledriver) Architecture Haswell S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A8-5600K is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.60 GHz (3.90 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium G3220 clocks with 3.00 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

AMD A8-5600K Characteristic Intel Pentium G3220
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.60 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
3.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.90 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 A8-5600K Characteristic Intel Pentium G3220
-- 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 HD 7560D GPU Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
0.76 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
4 GPU Generation 7.5
32 nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 3
4 Compute units 10
256 Shader 80
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11 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 HD 7560D 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 A8-5600K, while the Intel Pentium G3220 supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.

AMD A8-5600K Characteristic Intel Pentium G3220
DDR3-1866 Memory DDR3-1333
Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD A8-5600K has a TDP of 100 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium G3220 is 54 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD A8-5600K Characteristic Intel Pentium G3220
100 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 54 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A8-5600K has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium G3220 is at 3.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

AMD A8-5600K Characteristic Intel Pentium G3220
32 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
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2012 Release date Q3/2013
95 $ Release price 54 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 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 A8-5600K AMD A8-5600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
501 (73%)
Intel Pentium G3220 Intel Pentium G3220
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
682 (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 A8-5600K AMD A8-5600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
1396 (100%)
Intel Pentium G3220 Intel Pentium G3220
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
1261 (90%)

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 A8-5600K AMD A8-5600K
AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz
389 (100%)
Intel Pentium G3220 Intel Pentium G3220
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.10 GHz
176 (45%)

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 A8-5600K AMD A8-5600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
2799 (100%)
Intel Pentium G3220 Intel Pentium G3220
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
1888 (67%)

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 A8-5600K AMD A8-5600K
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
711 (100%)
Intel Pentium G3220 Intel Pentium G3220
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
630 (89%)

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 A8-5600K AMD A8-5600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
280 (45%)
Intel Pentium G3220 Intel Pentium G3220
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
625 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 A8-5600K AMD A8-5600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium G3220 Intel Pentium G3220
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
634 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 A8-5600K AMD A8-5600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium G3220 Intel Pentium G3220
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
1094 (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 A8-5600K AMD A8-5600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium G3220 Intel Pentium G3220
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
561 (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 A8-5600K AMD A8-5600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium G3220 Intel Pentium G3220
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
957 (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 A8-5600K AMD A8-5600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
193 (100%)
Intel Pentium G3220 Intel Pentium G3220
2C 2T @ 3.00 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 A8-5600K AMD A8-5600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
611 (100%)
Intel Pentium G3220 Intel Pentium G3220
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 A8-5600K AMD A8-5600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium G3220 Intel Pentium G3220
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
117 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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