AMD A4-3300 vs Intel Pentium G860

Let's find out which one of AMD A4-3300 and Intel Pentium G860 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD A4-3300 Intel Pentium G860
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  AMD A Intel Pentium
• Generation
  1 2
• CPU group
  AMD A4-3000 Intel Pentium G800

In this block we are going to compare AMD A4-3300 vs Intel Pentium G860 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  2.50 GHz 3.00 GHz
• CPU Cores
  2 2
• Turbo (1 Core)
  No turbo No turbo
• CPU Threads
  2 2
• Turbo (2 Cores)
  No turbo No turbo
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  Yes No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD A4-3300 and Intel Pentium G860 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon HD 6410D Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
• GPU frequency
  0.44 GHz 0.85 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 1.10 GHz
• Execution units
  2 6
• Shader
  160 48
• Max. GPU Memory
  1 GB --
• Max. displays
  2 2
• Generation
  3 6
• DirectX Version
  11 10.1
• Technology
  32 nm 32 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2010 Q2/2011

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD A4-3300 and Intel Pentium G860. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode No
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode No

To choose the best model between AMD A4-3300 and Intel Pentium G860 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR3-1600 DDR3-1066DDR3-1333
• Max. Memory
  32 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  2.0
• PCIe lanes
  16

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD A4-3300 and Intel Pentium G860.

• AES-NI
  No Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD A4-3300 or Intel Pentium G860? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  65 W 65 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD A4-3300 and Intel Pentium G860 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V VT-x, VT-x EPT
• ISA extensions
  SSE3, SSE4a SSE4.1, SSE4.2
• L3-Cache
  1.00 MB 3.00 MB
• Architecture
  Llano (K10) Sandy Bridge S
• Technology
  32 nm 32 nm
• Socket
  FM1 LGA 1155
• Release date
  Q3/2011 Q3/2011

List of devices based on AMD A4-3300 and Intel Pentium G860.

• Used in
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