EPYC 9845 vs A6-8500P

Primary details

Comparing A6-8500P and EPYC 9845 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2540	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	AMD Carrizo	no data
Power efficiency	5.71	no data
Architecture codename	Carrizo (2015−2018)	Turin (2024)
Release date	3 June 2015 (9 years ago)	10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$13,564

Detailed specifications

A6-8500P and EPYC 9845 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)	160
Threads	2	320
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	320 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	3 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3100 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on A6-8500P and EPYC 9845 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	2
Socket	FP4	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	390 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-8500P and EPYC 9845. 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	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-8500P and EPYC 9845 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-8500P and EPYC 9845. 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	N/A
iGPU core count	4	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-8500P and EPYC 9845 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-8500P and EPYC 9845 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-8500P and EPYC 9845.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	128

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	3 June 2015	10 October 2024
Physical cores	2	160
Threads	2	320
Chip lithography	28 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	390 Watt

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