Pro A8-8600B vs Athlon X4 830

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon X4 830
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.83
+32.6%
Pro A8-8600B
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.38

Athlon X4 830 outperforms Pro A8-8600B by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 830 and Pro A8-8600B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20092235
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Carrizo
Power efficiency2.663.73
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release dateFebruary 2015 (9 years ago)3 June 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 830 and Pro A8-8600B 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache256Kno data
L2 cache4 MB2048 KB
Chip lithography28 nm28 nm
Die size245 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,411 million3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 830 and Pro A8-8600B 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 configuration1no data
SocketFM2+FP4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt12-35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 830 and Pro A8-8600B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataHSA 1.0
AES-NI++
FMA+FMA4
AVX+AVX
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
RAID-+
HSA-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 830 and Pro A8-8600B are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 830 and Pro A8-8600B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR3/DDR3L-2133
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R6 Graphics
iGPU core countno data6
จำนวนพาธไลน์no data384
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon X4 830 and Pro A8-8600B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon X4 830 and Pro A8-8600B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 830 and Pro A8-8600B.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes16no 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.


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.

Athlon X4 830 1.83
+32.6%
Pro A8-8600B 1.38

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.

Athlon X4 830 2901
+32.5%
Pro A8-8600B 2190

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.83 1.38
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 12 Watt

Athlon X4 830 has a 32.6% higher aggregate performance score.

Pro A8-8600B, on the other hand, has 441.7% lower power consumption.

The Athlon X4 830 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pro A8-8600B in performance tests.

Note that Athlon X4 830 is a desktop processor while Pro A8-8600B is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X4 830 and Pro A8-8600B, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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