Ultra 7 268V vs A6-8500P

Place in the ranking	2525	460
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Carrizo	no data
Power efficiency	5.74	84.00
Architecture codename	Carrizo (2015−2018)	Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date	3 June 2015 (9 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-8500P and Core Ultra 7 268V 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	8
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	5 GHz
Bus rate	no data	37 MHz
L1 cache	no data	192 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	3 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	3100 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on A6-8500P and Core Ultra 7 268V 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	Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-8500P and Core Ultra 7 268V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	HSA 1.0	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	AVX	+
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
HSA	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+

Security technologies

A6-8500P and Core Ultra 7 268V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-8500P and Core Ultra 7 268V are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-8500P and Core Ultra 7 268V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	Not Listed	DDR5
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	Arc 140V
iGPU core count	4	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-8500P and Core Ultra 7 268V integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-8500P and Core Ultra 7 268V integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-8500P and Core Ultra 7 268V.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	4

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.91	15.09
Recency	3 June 2015	24 September 2024
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	8
Chip lithography	28 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	17 Watt

A6-8500P has 13.3% lower power consumption.

Ultra 7 268V, on the other hand, has a 1558.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 833.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Core Ultra 7 268V is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-8500P in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between A6-8500P and Core Ultra 7 268V, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.