V-Series V120 vs A6-8500P

Place in the ranking	2525	3131
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Carrizo	AMD V-Series
Power efficiency	5.74	1.02
Architecture codename	Carrizo (2015−2018)	Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date	3 June 2015 (9 years ago)	12 May 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-8500P and V-Series V120 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	2	1
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus rate	no data	3200 MHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3100 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A6-8500P and V-Series V120 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.

Socket	FP4	S1
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-8500P and V-Series V120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	HSA 1.0	MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	AVX	-
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	+
HSA	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-8500P and V-Series V120 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-8500P and V-Series V120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	Not Listed	DDR3
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-8500P and V-Series V120 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-8500P and V-Series V120 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-8500P and V-Series V120.

PCIe version

3.0

no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.91	0.27
Recency	3 June 2015	12 May 2010
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	2	1
Chip lithography	28 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	25 Watt

A6-8500P has a 237% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The A6-8500P is our recommended choice as it beats the V-Series V120 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between A6-8500P and V-Series V120, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.