Ryzen 7 5825U vs A8-6500

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Aggregate performance score

A8-6500
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.78
Ryzen 7 5825U
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
11.54
+548%

Ryzen 7 5825U outperforms A8-6500 by a whopping 548% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-6500 and Ryzen 7 5825U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2027681
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency2.5972.76
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Barcelo-U (Zen 3) (2022)
Release date1 June 2013 (11 years ago)6 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-6500 and Ryzen 7 5825U 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cache192 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm7 nm
Die size246 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A8-6500 and Ryzen 7 5825U 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
SocketFM2FP6
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6500 and Ryzen 7 5825U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4+
AVXAVX+
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-6500 and Ryzen 7 5825U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-6500 and Ryzen 7 5825U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR4
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 8570DAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2000 MHz)
จำนวนพาธไลน์256no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-6500 and Ryzen 7 5825U integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-6500 and Ryzen 7 5825U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 11no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6500 and Ryzen 7 5825U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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
Ryzen 7 5825U 11.54
+548%

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
Ryzen 7 5825U 18333
+549%

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 442
Ryzen 7 5825U 1725
+290%

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 1042
Ryzen 7 5825U 6367
+511%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.78 11.54
Integrated graphics card 1.13 9.05
Recency 1 June 2013 6 January 2022
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 32 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 5825U has a 548.3% higher aggregate performance score, 700.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 357.1% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 5825U is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-6500 in performance tests.

Note that A8-6500 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 5825U is a notebook one.


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