i7-3517U vs Pro A8-8600B

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Aggregate performance score

Pro A8-8600B
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.38
+5.3%
Core i7-3517U
2012
2 cores / 4 threads, 17 Watt
1.31

Pro A8-8600B outperforms Core i7-3517U by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pro A8-8600B and Core i7-3517U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22352271
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD CarrizoIntel Core i7
Power efficiency3.737.29
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date3 June 2015 (9 years ago)3 June 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pro A8-8600B and Core i7-3517U 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.6 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data118 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors3100 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pro A8-8600B and Core i7-3517U 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
SocketFP4FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)12-35 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core i7-3517U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHSA 1.0Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX+
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
RAID+-
HSA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Pro A8-8600B and Core i7-3517U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core i7-3517U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core i7-3517U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3/DDR3L-2133DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon R6 GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 4000
iGPU core count6no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์384no data
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pro A8-8600B and Core i7-3517U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core i7-3517U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A8-8600B and Core i7-3517U.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 A8-8600B 1.38
+5.3%
i7-3517U 1.31

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 A8-8600B 2190
+4.9%
i7-3517U 2087

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Pro A8-8600B 440
i7-3517U 451
+2.5%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Pro A8-8600B 1011
+8.8%
i7-3517U 929

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Pro A8-8600B 2111
i7-3517U 4025
+90.6%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Pro A8-8600B 5885
i7-3517U 8597
+46.1%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Pro A8-8600B 18.78
+0.1%
i7-3517U 18.8

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Pro A8-8600B 2
i7-3517U 3
+27.5%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Pro A8-8600B 0.81
i7-3517U 1.22
+50.6%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Pro A8-8600B 1.3
i7-3517U 1.4
+7.7%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Pro A8-8600B 1330
i7-3517U 2465
+85.3%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Pro A8-8600B 14
i7-3517U 16
+17.9%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Pro A8-8600B 68
i7-3517U 83
+23%

Geekbench 2

Pro A8-8600B 4720
i7-3517U 5657
+19.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.38 1.31
Recency 3 June 2015 3 June 2012
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 17 Watt

Pro A8-8600B has a 5.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores, and 41.7% lower power consumption.

i7-3517U, on the other hand, has a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pro A8-8600B and Core i7-3517U.


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