A6-8500P vs Core 2 Extreme X6800

Place in the ranking	2710	2523
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Core 2 Extreme (Desktop)	AMD Carrizo
Power efficiency	0.87	5.72
Architecture codename	Conroe (2006−2007)	Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date	no data (2024 years ago)	3 June 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) X6800 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	2.93 GHz	3 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	no data
L2 cache	no data	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 Extreme (Desktop) X6800 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	no data	FP4
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) X6800 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	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) X6800 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 Extreme (Desktop) X6800 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 Extreme (Desktop) X6800 and A6-8500P integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) X6800 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 Extreme (Desktop) X6800 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.

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 Extreme X6800 0.69

A6-8500P 0.91
+31.9%

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 Extreme X6800 1095

A6-8500P 1445
+32%