A6-8500P vs Core 2 Duo T5900

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T5900 and A6-8500P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	2525
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	AMD Carrizo
Power efficiency	no data	5.74
Architecture codename	Merom (2006−2008)	Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date	1 October 2008 (16 years ago)	3 June 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T5900 and A6-8500P 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	no data	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	3 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	1024 KB
Chip lithography	65 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Number of transistors	no data	3100 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5900 and A6-8500P 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.

Socket	Socket P	FP4
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5900 and A6-8500P. 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	-	+
HSA	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
AMT	+	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T5900 and A6-8500P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T5900 and A6-8500P are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T5900 and A6-8500P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	Not Listed
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
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo T5900 and A6-8500P integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo T5900 and A6-8500P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T5900 and A6-8500P.

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 October 2008	3 June 2015
Chip lithography	65 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt

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