A6-9500 vs PRO A6-8550B

Primary details

Comparing PRO A6-8550B and A6-9500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2347	2352
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	2.62
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	1.72	1.72
Architecture codename	Godaveri (2014−2016)	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	29 September 2015 (9 years ago)	27 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$64

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

PRO A6-8550B and A6-9500 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	3.5 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	3.8 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Die size	245 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	74 °C
Number of transistors	2,411 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-

Compatibility

Information on PRO A6-8550B and A6-9500 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	1
Socket	FM2+	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A6-8550B and A6-9500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
FRTC	+	+
FreeSync	+	+
PowerTune	+	+
DualGraphics	+	-
TrueAudio	+	+
PowerNow	+	+
PowerGating	+	+
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	+
RAID	+	-
HSA	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A6-8550B and A6-9500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A6-8550B and A6-9500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	DDR4-2400
Max memory channels	2	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core count	4	6
Number of pipelines	256	no data
Enduro	+	+
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	+
VCE	+	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A6-8550B and A6-9500 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A6-8550B and A6-9500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A6-8550B and A6-9500.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	8

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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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency

29 September 2015

27 July 2017

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