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AMD A8-5600K vs Intel Celeron G1820

AMD

AMD A8-5600K

AMD Socket FM2 3600 MHz 4 cores Oct 2012 DESKTOP
AMD A8-5600K
Intel

Intel Celeron G1820

Intel Socket 1150 2700 MHz 2 cores Dec 2013 DESKTOP
Intel Celeron G1820

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD A8-5600K113%
  • Intel Celeron G1820100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD A8-5600K100%
  • Intel Celeron G1820120%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD A8-5600K143%
  • Intel Celeron G1820100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-5600K

  • Much higher multi threaded performance (around 43% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G1820

  • Much higher single threaded performance (around 20% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
  • 46 watts lower power draw.
No winner
Gaming

No clear winner declared

AMD A8-5600K
Productivity

HWSpot recommends the AMD A8-5600K

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.

Specifications

Features

AMD A8-5600KIntel Celeron G1820
MMX
3DNow!
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4A
AMD64
CnQ
NX bit
AMD-V
SSSE3
SSE4.2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
CLMUL
FMA3

Architecture

AMD A8-5600KIntel Celeron G1820
ArchitectureAMD PiledriverIntel_Haswell
MarketDesktopDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3DDR3
CodenameTrinityHaswell
Release DateOct 2012Dec 2013

Cores

AMD A8-5600KIntel Celeron G1820
Cores42
Threads42
SMPs11
Integrated GraphicsRadeon HD 7560DIntel HD (Haswell)

Cache

AMD A8-5600KIntel Celeron G1820
L1 Cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache1024 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache0 KB3072 KB (shared)

Physical

AMD A8-5600KIntel Celeron G1820
SocketAMD Socket FM2Intel Socket 1150
Max Case Temp74°C72°C
PackageuPGAFC-LGA12C
Die Size246mm²177mm²
Process32 nm22 nm

Performance

AMD A8-5600KIntel Celeron G1820
Cpu Frequency3600 MHz2700 MHz
Turbo Clock3900 MHznone
Base Clock100 MHz100 MHz
Voltage1.475 Vunknown
TDP100 W54 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD A8-5600K2379 points
  • Intel Celeron G18203024 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD A8-5600K7202 points
  • Intel Celeron G18206048 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • AMD A8-5600K5406
  • Intel Celeron G18203832

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • AMD A8-5600K1915
  • Intel Celeron G18202194

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • AMD A8-5600K87
  • Intel Celeron G1820 (simulated)109.5

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • AMD A8-5600K292
  • Intel Celeron G1820 (simulated)201.27

points - higher is better

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