i3-1215U (IPU) vs Pro A8-8600B

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Primary details

Comparing Pro A8-8600B and Core i3-1215U (IPU) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2235not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Carrizono data
Power efficiency3.73no data
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Alder Lake-U (2022)
Release date3 June 2015 (9 years ago)23 February 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pro A8-8600B and Core i3-1215U (IPU) 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed1.6 GHz1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data10 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm10 nm
Number of transistors3100 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pro A8-8600B and Core i3-1215U (IPU) 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 configurationno data1
SocketFP4Intel BGA 1744
Power consumption (TDP)12-35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core i3-1215U (IPU). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHSA 1.0no data
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX+
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
RAID+-
HSA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Pro A8-8600B and Core i3-1215U (IPU) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core i3-1215U (IPU) are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core i3-1215U (IPU). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3/DDR3L-2133DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R6 GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics 64EU
iGPU core count6no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์384no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pro A8-8600B and Core i3-1215U (IPU) integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core i3-1215U (IPU) integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core i3-1215U (IPU).

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 June 2015 23 February 2022
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 28 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 15 Watt

Pro A8-8600B has 25% lower power consumption.

i3-1215U (IPU), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, 50% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Pro A8-8600B and Core i3-1215U (IPU). We've got no test results to judge.


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