Processor comparison
AMD A8-6500 vs Intel Celeron G1820
AMD
AMD A8-6500
AMD Socket FM2
3500 MHz
4 cores
Jun 2013
DESKTOP
VS
Intel
Intel Celeron G1820
Intel Socket 1150
2700 MHz
2 cores
Dec 2013
DESKTOP
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- AMD A8-6500112%
- Intel Celeron G1820100%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- AMD A8-6500100%
- Intel Celeron G1820115%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- AMD A8-6500138%
- Intel Celeron G1820100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the AMD A8-6500
- Much higher multi threaded performance (around 38% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G1820
- 15% higher single threaded performance.
Gaming
No clear winner declared
Productivity
HWSpot recommends the AMD A8-6500
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Specifications
Features
| AMD A8-6500 | Intel 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 A8-6500 | Intel Celeron G1820 |
| Architecture | AMD Piledriver | Intel_Haswell |
| Market | Desktop | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Codename | Richland | Haswell |
| Release Date | Jun 2013 | Dec 2013 |
Cores
| AMD A8-6500 | Intel Celeron G1820 |
| Cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon HD 8570D | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Cache
| AMD A8-6500 | Intel Celeron G1820 |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 0 KB | 3072 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD A8-6500 | Intel Celeron G1820 |
| Socket | AMD Socket FM2 | Intel Socket 1150 |
| Max Case Temp | 71°C | 72°C |
| Package | uPGA | FC-LGA12C |
| Die Size | 246mm² | 177mm² |
| Process | 32 nm | 22 nm |
Performance
| AMD A8-6500 | Intel Celeron G1820 |
| Cpu Frequency | 3500 MHz | 2700 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4100 MHz | none |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | 1.475 V | unknown |
| TDP | 65 W | 54 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- AMD A8-65002501 points
- Intel Celeron G18203024 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- AMD A8-65007002 points
- Intel Celeron G18206048 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)
- AMD A8-65005351
- Intel Celeron G18203832
points - higher is better
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)
- AMD A8-65001939
- Intel Celeron G18202194
points - higher is better
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
- AMD A8-6500 (simulated)93.18
- Intel Celeron G1820 (simulated)109.5
points - higher is better
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
- AMD A8-6500 (simulated)278.29
- Intel Celeron G1820 (simulated)201.27
points - higher is better