M3-8100Y vs A8-6500

Primary details

Comparing A8-6500 and M3-8100Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2015	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core M3
Power efficiency	2.59	no data
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Amber Lake (2018−2019)
Release date	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)	28 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$281

Detailed specifications

A8-6500 and M3-8100Y 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	1.1 GHz
Bus type	no data	OPI
Bus rate	no data	4 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	16
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	246 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A8-6500 and M3-8100Y 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	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FM2	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6500 and M3-8100Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	AVX	+
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-6500 and M3-8100Y 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 A8-6500 and M3-8100Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size	no data	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	29.861 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon HD 8570D	Intel UHD Graphics 615
Number of pipelines	256	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-6500 and M3-8100Y integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-6500 and M3-8100Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6500 and M3-8100Y.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	10

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	1.12	1.98
Recency	1 June 2013	28 August 2018
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	5 Watt

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