Pro A6-8500B vs Core 2 Duo P9700

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo P9700
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 28 Watt
0.72
Pro A6-8500B
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.01
+40.3%

Pro A6-8500B outperforms Core 2 Duo P9700 by a considerable 40% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo P9700 and Pro A6-8500B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26982467
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoAMD Carrizo
Power efficiency2.436.37
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date2 June 2009 (15 years ago)3 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$348no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P9700 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.8 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache6 MB (shared)1024 KB
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cacheno data
Chip lithography45 nm28 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 million3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.012V-1.175Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P9700 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 configuration1no data
SocketPGA478FP4
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P9700 and Pro A6-8500B. 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-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P9700 and Pro A6-8500B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo P9700 and Pro A6-8500B are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P9700 and Pro A6-8500B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2, DDR3DDR3/DDR3L-1600
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core countno data4
จำนวนพาธไลน์no data256
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo P9700 and Pro A6-8500B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo P9700 and Pro A6-8500B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo P9700 and Pro A6-8500B.

PCIe versionno data3.0

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.

Core 2 Duo P9700 0.72
Pro A6-8500B 1.01
+40.3%

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.

Core 2 Duo P9700 1149
Pro A6-8500B 1601
+39.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.72 1.01
Recency 2 June 2009 3 June 2015
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 15 Watt

Pro A6-8500B has a 40.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more threads, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 86.7% lower power consumption.

The Pro A6-8500B is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo P9700 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo P9700 and Pro A6-8500B, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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