Pro A6-8500B vs FX-6350
Aggregate performance score
FX-6350 outperforms Pro A6-8500B by a whopping 185% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing FX-6350 and Pro A6-8500B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1657 | 2450 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Carrizo |
| Power efficiency | 2.18 | 6.38 |
| Architecture codename | Vishera (2012−2015) | Carrizo (2015−2018) |
| Release date | 29 April 2013 (11 years ago) | 3 June 2015 (9 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
FX-6350 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 6 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 3 GHz |
| L2 cache | 6144 KB | 1024 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 61 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 3100 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
| P0 Vcore voltage | Min: 1.25 V - Max: 1.4125 V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on FX-6350 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 | AM3+ | FP4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-6350 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 FX-6350 and Pro A6-8500B are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-6350 and Pro A6-8500B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3/DDR3L-1600 |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | 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 FX-6350 and Pro A6-8500B integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by FX-6350 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 FX-6350 and Pro A6-8500B.
| PCIe version | n/a | 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 | 2.94 | 1.03 |
| Recency | 29 April 2013 | 3 June 2015 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 2 |
| Threads | 6 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 15 Watt |
FX-6350 has a 185.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 50% more threads.
Pro A6-8500B, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 733.3% lower power consumption.
The FX-6350 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pro A6-8500B in performance tests.
Note that FX-6350 is a desktop processor while Pro A6-8500B is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between FX-6350 and Pro A6-8500B, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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