AMD A6-7480 vs AMD Phenom X3 8650

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-7480 and AMD Phenom X3 8650 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD A6-7480

AMD Phenom X3 8650

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-7480

Around 165117% higher clock speed: 3800 MHz vs 2.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 65 nm
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum frequency	3800 MHz vs 2.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8650

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	3 vs 2
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-7480
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8650

Name	AMD A6-7480	AMD Phenom X3 8650
PassMark - Single thread mark	1558
PassMark - CPU mark	1836
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1302
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2991

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-7480	AMD Phenom X3 8650
Essentials
Architecture codename	Excavator	Toliman
Place in performance rating	1575	1635
Processor Number	A6-7480
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch date		April 2008
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3500 MHz
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	3800 MHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	3
Number of threads	2
Die size		285 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L3 cache		2048 KB (shared)
Transistor count		450 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	900 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon R5 Graphics
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2+	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)