AMD A8-7500 processor review

AMD A8-7500

A8-7500 processor released by AMD. The processor is designed for desktop-computers and based on Kaveri microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 4, threads - 4. Manufacturing process technology - 28 nm. Cache size: L1 - 256 KB, L2 - 4 MB.

Supported memory types: DDR3.

Supported socket types: FM2+. Power consumption (TDP): 65 Watt.

Benchmarks

GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
9047 Frames
979 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
9047.000 Fps
979.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
7128 Frames
1310 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
7128.000 Fps
1310.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
12887 Frames
3588 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
12887.000 Fps
3588.000 Fps
PassMark
Single thread mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4768
1492
PassMark
CPU mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
153173
3640
Name Value
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 979 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 979.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 1310 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 1310.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3588 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3588.000 Fps
PassMark - Single thread mark 1492
PassMark - CPU mark 3640

Integrated graphics – AMD Radeon R7 Graphics

Technical info

Boost clock speed 758 MHz
Core clock speed 200 MHz
Floating-point performance 526.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm
Pipelines 384
Texture fill rate 16.46 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt
Transistor count 2,410 million

Games performance

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

Low, 1024x76857.10
Medium, 1366x76842.90
High, 1366x76838.00
Ultra, 1920x108023.60

Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)

Low, 1280x72028.00

F1 2019 (2019)

Low, 1280x72040.50
Medium, 1920x108016.60

F1 2018 (2018)

Low, 1280x72024.00
Medium, 1920x108013.80

The Crew 2 (2018)

Low, 1280x72022.80
Medium, 1920x108010.50

Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) (2017)

Low, 1280x72020.40

Team Fortress 2 (2017)

Ultra, 1920x108032.20

Dirt 4 (2017)

Low, 1280x72054.00
Medium, 1920x108021.10

Rocket League (2017)

Low, 1280x72050.40
Medium, 1920x108032.00

Mass Effect Andromeda (2017)

Low, 1280x7207.20

For Honor (2017)

Low, 1280x72036.30
Medium, 1920x108013.30

Resident Evil 7 (2017)

Low, 1280x72048.20
Medium, 1920x108020.90

Dishonored 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x72019.10

Call of Duty Infinite Warfare (2016)

Low, 1280x72032.40

Titanfall 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x72060.30
Medium, 1366x76845.20
High, 1920x108016.60

Farming Simulator 17 (2016)

Medium, 1366x76870.00
High, 1920x108027.30

Civilization VI (2016)

Low, 1024x76849.70
Medium, 1366x76818.20

Battlefield 1 (2016)

Low, 1280x72013.90

Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)

Low, 1280x72019.48
Medium, 1366x76817.40

Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016)

Low, 1280x72030.45

Overwatch (2016)

Low, 1280x72052.25
Medium, 1366x76841.10
High, 1920x108019.50

Doom (2016)

Low, 1280x72022.30

Hitman 2016 (2016)

Low, 1280x72010.90

Far Cry Primal (2016)

Low, 1280x72020.50
Medium, 1920x10809.50

XCOM 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x72023.60
Medium, 1920x10809.40

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Low, 1024x76828.40
Medium, 1366x76817.75
High, 1920x10808.10

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

Low, 1024x76853.12
Medium, 1366x76833.70
High, 1920x108017.63
Ultra, 1920x108013.70

Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)

Low, 1024x76812.40
Medium, 1366x7687.40

Star Wars Battlefront (2015)

Low, 1024x76825.40
Medium, 1366x76817.15
High, 1920x10808.80
Ultra, 1920x10808.00

Fallout 4 (2015)

Low, 1280x72019.88
Medium, 1366x76814.15
High, 1920x10806.10

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x76834.43
Medium, 1366x76822.37
High, 1920x108014.30

Anno 2205 (2015)

Low, 1024x76827.90
Medium, 1366x76815.38
High, 1920x10807.25
Ultra, 1920x10802.20

World of Warships (2015)

Low, 1366x76857.30
Medium, 1366x76842.05
High, 1920x108021.55
Ultra, 1920x108013.27

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Low, 1280x72062.65
Medium, 1366x76846.05
High, 1920x108029.10
Ultra, 1920x108026.20

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x76824.10
Medium, 1366x76816.00
High, 1920x10808.30
Ultra, 1920x10805.50

Dirt Rally (2015)

Low, 1024x768111.28
Medium, 1366x76836.12
High, 1920x108019.97
Ultra, 1920x108012.93

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x76853.55
Medium, 1366x76847.05
High, 1920x108012.70
Ultra, 1920x10805.15

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Low, 1024x76834.04
Medium, 1366x76822.78
High, 1920x10808.98
Ultra, 1920x10807.00

Far Cry 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x76833.10
Medium, 1366x76823.85
High, 1920x108012.15
Ultra, 1920x10806.60

Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)

Low, 1024x76824.30
Medium, 1366x76816.90

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)

Low, 1024x76850.30
Medium, 1366x76832.70
High, 1920x108025.45
Ultra, 1920x108012.25

Alien: Isolation (2014)

Low, 1024x76851.71
Medium, 1366x76834.97
High, 1920x108019.52
Ultra, 1920x108015.67

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

Low, 1280x72035.25
Medium, 1344x75623.59
High, 1920x108013.35
Ultra, 1920x108010.00

Sims 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x768106.43
Medium, 1366x76841.53
High, 1920x108024.47
Ultra, 1920x108020.20

Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)

Low, 1280x72049.25
Medium, 1280x72047.50
High, 1920x108026.45

The Elder Scrolls Online (2014)

Low, 1024x76860.00
Medium, 1366x76846.00
High, 1366x76829.90
Ultra, 1920x108015.40

Thief (2014)

Low, 1024x76824.10
Medium, 1366x76817.23
High, 1366x76813.54
Ultra, 1920x10807.03

X-Plane 10.25 (2013)

Low, 1024x76853.33
Medium, 1366x76824.38
High, 1366x76811.58
Ultra, 1920x10808.35

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Low, 1024x76837.83
Medium, 1366x76829.03
High, 1366x76817.62
Ultra, 1920x10807.20

Total War: Rome II (2013)

Low, 1024x76853.25
Medium, 1366x76841.80
High, 1366x76836.90
Ultra, 1920x108013.00

Company of Heroes 2 (2013)

Low, 1024x76823.28
Medium, 1366x76820.87
High, 1366x76815.50
Ultra, 1920x10806.28

Metro: Last Light (2013)

Low, 1024x76833.23
Medium, 1366x76826.61
High, 1366x76816.54
Ultra, 1920x10808.05

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x72060.49
Medium, 1366x76828.18
High, 1366x76826.10
Ultra, 1920x10809.18

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)

Low, 1024x76894.80
Medium, 1366x76855.90
High, 1366x76837.75
Ultra, 1920x108016.90

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x76874.88
Medium, 1366x76840.32
High, 1366x76827.10
Ultra, 1920x108014.27

Crysis 3 (2013)

Low, 1024x76835.88
Medium, 1366x76821.55
High, 1366x76814.98
Ultra, 1920x10806.03

Hitman: Absolution (2012)

Low, 1024x76835.97
Medium, 1366x76829.52
High, 1366x76816.63
Ultra, 1920x10808.28

Borderlands 2 (2012)

Low, 1024x76864.50
Medium, 1366x76844.55
High, 1366x76833.75
Ultra, 1920x108022.90

Diablo III (2012)

Low, 1024x76855.45
Medium, 1366x76840.50
High, 1366x76834.45
Ultra, 1920x108030.35

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Low, 1280x72045.53
Medium, 1366x76832.90
High, 1366x76823.73
Ultra, 1920x108014.00

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

Low, 1024x76869.10
High, 1366x76847.95
Ultra, 1920x108021.60

World of Warcraft (2005)

Ultra, 1920x108021.00

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture codename Kaveri
Family AMD A8-Series
Place in performance rating 1444
Processor Number A8-7500
Vertical segment Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3000 MHz
Die size 245 mm2
L1 cache 256 KB
L2 cache 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm
Number of cores 4
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 2.41 billion

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory types DDR3

Graphics

Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Compatibility

Sockets supported FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
TrueAudio

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)