M-5Y71 vs A8-8600P

Primary details

Comparing A8-8600P and Core M-5Y71 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2114	2275
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Carrizo	Intel Core M
Power efficiency	4.20	24.31
Architecture codename	Carrizo (2015−2018)	Broadwell-Y (2014)
Release date	3 June 2015 (9 years ago)	27 October 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$281

Detailed specifications

A8-8600P and Core M-5Y71 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	1.6 GHz	1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	2.9 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	no data	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	50 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	95 °C
Number of transistors	3100 Million	1300 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A8-8600P and Core M-5Y71 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	no data	1
Socket	FP4	FCBGA1234
Power consumption (TDP)	12-35 Watt	4.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-8600P and Core M-5Y71. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	HSA 1.0	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	AVX	+
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
DualGraphics	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
HSA	+	-
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	-	+
Smart Response	no data	+
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+

Security technologies

A8-8600P and Core M-5Y71 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-8600P and Core M-5Y71 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-8600P and Core M-5Y71. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R6 Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 5300
iGPU core count	6	no data
Max video memory	no data	16 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-
Graphics max frequency	no data	900 MHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-8600P and Core M-5Y71 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A8-8600P and Core M-5Y71 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	2560x1600@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-8600P and Core M-5Y71 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	11.2/12
OpenGL	no data	4.3
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-8600P and Core M-5Y71.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	12

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	1.56	1.29
Recency	3 June 2015	27 October 2014
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	4 Watt

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