A6-8500P vs Pro A6-8500B

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Aggregate performance score

Pro A6-8500B
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.01
+11%
A6-8500P
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.91

Pro A6-8500B outperforms A6-8500P by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking24532525
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD CarrizoAMD Carrizo
Power efficiency6.375.74
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date3 June 2015 (9 years ago)3 June 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pro A6-8500B 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.6 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3 GHz
L2 cache1024 KB1024 KB
Chip lithography28 nm28 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistors3100 Million3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pro A6-8500B 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.

SocketFP4FP4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A6-8500B and A6-8500P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHSA 1.0HSA 1.0
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4FMA4
AVXAVXAVX
FRTC++
FreeSync++
TrueAudio++
PowerNow++
PowerGating++
Out-of-band client management++
VirusProtect++
RAID+-
HSA++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pro A6-8500B and A6-8500P are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pro A6-8500B and A6-8500P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3/DDR3L-1600Not Listed
Max memory channels22

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R5 GraphicsAMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core count44
Number of pipelines256no data
Enduro++
Switchable graphics++
UVD++
VCE++

Graphics interfaces

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

DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics API support

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

DirectXDirectX® 12DirectX® 12
Vulkan++

Peripherals

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

PCIe version3.03.0

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.

Pro A6-8500B 1.01
+11%
A6-8500P 0.91

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.

Pro A6-8500B 1601
+10.8%
A6-8500P 1445

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.01 0.91
Threads 4 2

Pro A6-8500B has a 11% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

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


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