Pro A6-8500B vs FX-9590

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Aggregate performance score

FX-9590
2013
8 cores / 8 threads, 220 Watt
6.42
+536%
Pro A6-8500B
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.01

FX-9590 outperforms Pro A6-8500B by a whopping 536% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-9590 and Pro A6-8500B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10522453
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Carrizo
Power efficiency2.766.37
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date6 July 2013 (11 years ago)3 June 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

FX-9590 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed4.7 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz3 GHz
L2 cache8192 KB1024 KB
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Die size315 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature57 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,200 million3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.375 V - Max: 1.5375 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-9590 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
SocketAM3+FP4
Power consumption (TDP)220 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-9590 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-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-9590 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-9590 and Pro A6-8500B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3/DDR3L-1600
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core countno data4
Number of pipelinesno data256
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-9590 and Pro A6-8500B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by FX-9590 and Pro A6-8500B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-9590 and Pro A6-8500B.

PCIe versionn/a3.0

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.

FX-9590 6.42
+536%
Pro A6-8500B 1.01

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.

FX-9590 10194
+537%
Pro A6-8500B 1601

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.42 1.01
Recency 6 July 2013 3 June 2015
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt 15 Watt

FX-9590 has a 535.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Pro A6-8500B, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 1366.7% lower power consumption.

The FX-9590 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pro A6-8500B in performance tests.

Note that FX-9590 is a desktop processor while Pro A6-8500B is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between FX-9590 and Pro A6-8500B, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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