Athlon 3000G vs A8-6500

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Aggregate performance score

A8-6500
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.84
Athlon 3000G
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.93
+59.2%

Athlon 3000G outperforms A8-6500 by an impressive 59% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-6500 and Athlon 3000G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20091667
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.27
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Athlon
Power efficiency2.587.63
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date1 June 2013 (11 years ago)7 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$49

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A8-6500 and Athlon 3000G 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Multiplierno data35
L1 cache192 KB192 KB
L2 cache4096 KB1 MB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2209.78 mm2?
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on A8-6500 and Athlon 3000G 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFM2AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6500 and Athlon 3000G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX+
PowerNow++
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-6500 and Athlon 3000G are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-6500 and Athlon 3000G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB?
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon HD 8570DAMD Radeon RX Vega 3
Number of pipelines256no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-6500 and Athlon 3000G integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-6500 and Athlon 3000G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 11no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6500 and Athlon 3000G.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data6

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.

A8-6500 1.84
Athlon 3000G 2.93
+59.2%

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.

A8-6500 2821
Athlon 3000G 4482
+58.9%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A8-6500 440
Athlon 3000G 958
+118%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A8-6500 1037
Athlon 3000G 1965
+89.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.84 2.93
Integrated graphics card 1.12 2.98
Recency 1 June 2013 7 November 2019
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

A8-6500 has 100% more physical cores.

Athlon 3000G, on the other hand, has a 59.2% higher aggregate performance score, 166.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Athlon 3000G is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-6500 in performance tests.


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