Pentium E6600 vs A8-6500

Primary details

Comparing A8-6500 and Pentium E6600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2013	2695
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.02
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	2.58	1.03
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)	17 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$16

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A8-6500 and Pentium E6600 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	2
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.06 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	0.07 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Die size	246 mm2	82 mm2
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	74 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	228 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.85V – 1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on A8-6500 and Pentium E6600 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
Socket	FM2	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6500 and Pentium E6600. 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	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-

Security technologies

A8-6500 and Pentium E6600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-6500 and Pentium E6600 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 Pentium E6600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-6500 and Pentium E6600 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-6500 and Pentium E6600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6500 and Pentium E6600.

PCIe version

2.0

2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.78	0.71
Recency	1 June 2013	17 January 2010
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm

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