PRO A6-8570E vs Pro A8-8600B

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Aggregate performance score

Pro A8-8600B
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.38
+34%
PRO A6-8570E
2018
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
1.03

Pro A8-8600B outperforms PRO A6-8570E by a substantial 34% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pro A8-8600B and PRO A6-8570E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22222438
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Carrizono data
Power efficiency3.731.50
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date3 June 2015 (9 years ago)October 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pro A8-8600B and PRO A6-8570E 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.6 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.4 GHz
L2 cache2048 KB1024 KB
Chip lithography28 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data250 mm2
Number of transistors3100 Million3,100 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pro A8-8600B and PRO A6-8570E 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
SocketFP4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)12-35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A8-8600B and PRO A6-8570E. 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+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pro A8-8600B and PRO A6-8570E are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pro A8-8600B and PRO A6-8570E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3/DDR3L-2133DDR4-2400
Max memory channels22

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R6 GraphicsAMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core count64
Number of pipelines384no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics++
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pro A8-8600B and PRO A6-8570E integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+n/a
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pro A8-8600B and PRO A6-8570E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12DirectX® 12
Vulkan++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A8-8600B and PRO A6-8570E.

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 A8-8600B 1.38
+34%
PRO A6-8570E 1.03

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
+33.4%
PRO A6-8570E 1642

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.38 1.03
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 65 Watt

Pro A8-8600B has a 34% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 441.7% lower power consumption.

The Pro A8-8600B is our recommended choice as it beats the PRO A6-8570E in performance tests.

Be aware that Pro A8-8600B is a notebook processor while PRO A6-8570E is a desktop one.


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