Mobile Athlon 64 3000+ vs A8-6500

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Aggregate performance score

A8-6500
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.78
+536%
Mobile Athlon 64 3000+
2003
1 core / 1 thread, 35 Watt
0.28

A8-6500 outperforms Mobile Athlon 64 3000+ by a whopping 536% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-6500 and Mobile Athlon 64 3000+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20273131
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataMobile Athlon 64
Power efficiency2.590.76
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Oakville (2003−2004)
Release date1 June 2013 (11 years ago)August 2003 (21 year ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-6500 and Mobile Athlon 64 3000+ 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Base clock speed3.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz2 GHz
Bus rateno data800 MHz
L1 cache192 KB128K
L2 cache4096 KB512K
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography32 nmno data
Die size246 mm2193 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million106 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-6500 and Mobile Athlon 64 3000+ 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
SocketFM2754
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6500 and Mobile Athlon 64 3000+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-6500 and Mobile Athlon 64 3000+ are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-6500 and Mobile Athlon 64 3000+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR1
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 8570Dno data
จำนวนพาธไลน์256no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-6500 and Mobile Athlon 64 3000+ integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-6500 and Mobile Athlon 64 3000+ integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 11no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6500 and Mobile Athlon 64 3000+.

PCIe version2.0no data

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 1.78
+536%
Mobile Athlon 64 3000+ 0.28

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 2824
+528%
Mobile Athlon 64 3000+ 450

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.78 0.28
Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 1
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

A8-6500 has a 535.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Mobile Athlon 64 3000+, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.

The A8-6500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobile Athlon 64 3000+ in performance tests.

Note that A8-6500 is a desktop processor while Mobile Athlon 64 3000+ is a notebook one.


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