A6-8500P vs Core 2 Quad Q8300

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Quad Q8300
2008
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.24
+31.9%

Core 2 Quad Q8300 outperforms A6-8500P by a substantial 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q8300 and A6-8500P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23372518
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Carrizo
Power efficiency1.195.71
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release dateNovember 2008 (15 years ago)3 June 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q8300 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.5 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz3 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache4 MB (shared)1024 KB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography45 nm28 nm
Die size2x 81 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors456 million3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q8300 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1no data
SocketLGA775FP4
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q8300 and A6-8500P. 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-+
HSA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q8300 and A6-8500P 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 Quad Q8300 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 Quad Q8300 and A6-8500P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3Not Listed
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core countno data4
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Quad Q8300 and A6-8500P integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Quad Q8300 and A6-8500P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q8300 and A6-8500P.

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 Quad Q8300 1.24
+31.9%
A6-8500P 0.94

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 Quad Q8300 1892
+30.9%
A6-8500P 1445

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.24 0.94
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q8300 has a 31.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

A6-8500P, on the other hand, has a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Quad Q8300 is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-8500P in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Quad Q8300 is a desktop processor while A6-8500P is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Quad Q8300 and A6-8500P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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