Sempron 2300+ vs A8-6500

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Primary details

Comparing A8-6500 and Sempron 2300+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2006not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.58no data
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Barton (2001−2004)
Release date1 June 2013 (11 years ago)January 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$45

Detailed specifications

A8-6500 and Sempron 2300+ 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 GHz1.58 GHz
L1 cache192 KB128 KB
L2 cache4096 KB256 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm130 nm
Die size246 mm2101 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million63 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-6500 and Sempron 2300+ 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
SocketFM2A
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt62 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6500 and Sempron 2300+. 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 Sempron 2300+ are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-6500 and Sempron 2300+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866no data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 8570Dno data
Number of pipelines256no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-6500 and Sempron 2300+ integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-6500 and Sempron 2300+ integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 11no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6500 and Sempron 2300+.

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.



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
+1263%
Sempron 2300+ 207

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 62 Watt

A8-6500 has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 306.3% more advanced lithography process.

Sempron 2300+, on the other hand, has 4.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between A8-6500 and Sempron 2300+. We've got no test results to judge.


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