Pro A6-8500B vs Athlon X4 950
Aggregate performance score
Athlon X4 950 outperforms Pro A6-8500B by a whopping 124% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon X4 950 and Pro A6-8500B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1809 | 2448 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.66 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Carrizo |
| Power efficiency | 3.30 | 6.38 |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Carrizo (2015−2018) |
| Release date | 27 July 2017 (7 years ago) | 3 June 2015 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $60 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Athlon X4 950 and Pro A6-8500B 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 | 3.5 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1024 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 3100 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X4 950 and Pro A6-8500B 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 | 1 | no data |
| Socket | AM4 | FP4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 950 and Pro A6-8500B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | HSA 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 950 and Pro A6-8500B are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 950 and Pro A6-8500B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR3/DDR3L-1600 |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon R5 Graphics |
| iGPU core count | no data | 4 |
| Number of pipelines | no data | 256 |
| Enduro | - | + |
| Switchable graphics | - | + |
| UVD | - | + |
| VCE | - | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Athlon X4 950 and Pro A6-8500B integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Athlon X4 950 and Pro A6-8500B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 12 |
| Vulkan | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 950 and Pro A6-8500B.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.35 | 1.05 |
| Recency | 27 July 2017 | 3 June 2015 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
Athlon X4 950 has a 123.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 100% more physical cores.
Pro A6-8500B, on the other hand, has 333.3% lower power consumption.
The Athlon X4 950 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pro A6-8500B in performance tests.
Note that Athlon X4 950 is a desktop processor while Pro A6-8500B is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X4 950 and Pro A6-8500B, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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