Pentium M 765 vs A8-8600P
Primary details
Comparing A8-8600P and Pentium M 765 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2116 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Carrizo | Pentium M |
| Architecture codename | Carrizo (2015−2018) | Dothan (2004−2005) |
| Release date | 3 June 2015 (9 years ago) | October 2004 (19 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A8-8600P and Pentium M 765 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 400 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 32 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | no data | 84 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | 140 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on A8-8600P and Pentium M 765 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 BGA | 479 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12-35 Watt | 21 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-8600P and Pentium M 765. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | HSA 1.0 | no data |
| HSA | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-8600P and Pentium M 765. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| ECC memory support | no data | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R6 (Carrizo) | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 21 Watt |
A8-8600P has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 75% lower power consumption.
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