Celeron N4500 vs A6-8500P
Aggregate performance score
Celeron N4500 outperforms A6-8500P by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A6-8500P and Celeron N4500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2525 | 2303 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Carrizo | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.74 | 19.56 |
| Architecture codename | Carrizo (2015−2018) | Jasper Lake (2021) |
| Release date | 3 June 2015 (9 years ago) | 11 January 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A6-8500P and Celeron N4500 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| L2 cache | 1024 KB | 1.5 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on A6-8500P and Celeron N4500 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FP4 | FCBGA1338 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-8500P and Celeron N4500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | HSA 1.0 | Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | AVX | - |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| Out-of-band client management | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| HSA | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Smart Response | no data | - |
| GPIO | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
Security technologies
A6-8500P and Celeron N4500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | no data | - |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-8500P and Celeron N4500 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-8500P and Celeron N4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | Not Listed | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon R5 Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics |
| iGPU core count | 4 | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 750 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 16 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A6-8500P and Celeron N4500 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | + | + |
| HDMI | + | + |
| MIPI-DSI | no data | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by A6-8500P and Celeron N4500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096x2160@60Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096x2160@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096x2160@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A6-8500P and Celeron N4500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.5 |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-8500P and Celeron N4500.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 8 |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0/3.2 |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | no data | 2 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 14 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | - |
| UART | no data | + |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.91 | 1.24 |
| Recency | 3 June 2015 | 11 January 2021 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 6 Watt |
Celeron N4500 has a 36.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.
The Celeron N4500 is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-8500P in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between A6-8500P and Celeron N4500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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