AMD Pro A8-8600B processor review

AMD Pro A8-8600B

Pro A8-8600B processor released by AMD; release date: 3 June 2015. The processor is designed for laptop-computers and based on Carrizo microarchitecture.

CPU is unlocked for overclocking. Total number of cores - 4, threads - 4. Maximum CPU clock speed - 3 GHz. Manufacturing process technology - 28 nm. Cache size: L2 - 2 MB.

Supported memory types: DDR3 / DDR3L-2133.

Supported socket types: FP4. Power consumption (TDP): 15 Watt.

The processor has integrated graphics AMD Radeon R6 Graphics with the following parameters: maximum frequency - 720 MHz, cores count - 384.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4765
1090
PassMark
CPU mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
157100
2190
Geekbench 4
Single Core
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
5311
362
Geekbench 4
Multi-Core
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
36691
1026
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
97.640 mPixels/s
9.432 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
741.453 Frames/s
229.764 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4.623 Frames/s
0.849 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
49.002 Frames/s
12.472 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
218.231 mHash/s
39.061 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
9047 Frames
713 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
7128 Frames
780 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
12887 Frames
2559 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
9047.000 Fps
713.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
7128.000 Fps
780.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
12887.000 Fps
2559.000 Fps
Name Value
PassMark - Single thread mark 1090
PassMark - CPU mark 2190
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 362
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1026
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection 9.432 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation 229.764 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex 0.849 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition 12.472 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining 39.061 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 713 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 780 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 2559 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 713.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 780.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 2559.000 Fps

Integrated graphics – AMD Radeon R6 Graphics

Technical info

Boost clock speed 600 MHz
Core clock speed 533 MHz
Floating-point performance 503.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm
Pipelines 384
Texture fill rate 15.72 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt
Transistor count 2,410 million

Games performance

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

Low, 1024x76874.70
Medium, 1366x76864.00
High, 1366x76850.20
Ultra, 1920x108031.30

Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)

Low, 1280x72013.00
Medium, 1366x7687.70

Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016)

Low, 1280x7206.00
Medium, 1366x7682.30

Overwatch (2016)

Low, 1280x72026.10

Doom (2016)

Low, 1280x72013.30
Medium, 1366x76810.90

Ashes of the Singularity (2016)

Low, 1280x76811.40

Hitman 2016 (2016)

Low, 1280x7206.10
Medium, 1366x7683.90

The Division (2016)

Low, 1280x72013.70
Medium, 1366x7688.20

Far Cry Primal (2016)

Low, 1280x72013.50
Medium, 1920x10807.00

XCOM 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x72011.40
Medium, 1920x10803.70

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Low, 1024x76816.80
Medium, 1366x7688.50

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

Low, 1024x76837.70
Medium, 1366x76822.90
High, 1920x108011.90
Ultra, 1920x10808.70

Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)

Low, 1024x76811.50
Medium, 1366x7689.40

Star Wars Battlefront (2015)

Low, 1024x76821.05
Medium, 1366x76814.80
High, 1920x10808.60
Ultra, 1920x10807.50

Fallout 4 (2015)

Low, 1280x72018.30
Medium, 1366x76811.30
High, 1920x10806.50

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x76817.60
Medium, 1366x76814.80

Anno 2205 (2015)

Low, 1024x76827.60
Medium, 1366x76814.80
High, 1920x10806.10
Ultra, 1920x10802.20

World of Warships (2015)

Low, 1366x76844.90
Medium, 1366x76831.45
High, 1920x108014.90
Ultra, 1920x10809.50

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Low, 1280x72028.20

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x76816.40
Medium, 1366x76810.20
High, 1920x10805.30

Dirt Rally (2015)

Low, 1024x76885.60
Medium, 1366x76824.15
High, 1920x108013.70
Ultra, 1920x108012.50

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x76834.00
Medium, 1366x76830.20

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Low, 1024x76817.10
Medium, 1366x76815.80

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)

Low, 1024x76832.20
Medium, 1366x76818.50
High, 1920x10808.30

Alien: Isolation (2014)

Low, 1024x76835.60
Medium, 1366x76821.90

Sims 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x76888.15
Medium, 1366x76830.60
High, 1920x108015.45
Ultra, 1920x108013.20

Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)

Low, 1280x72029.60
Medium, 1280x72029.10

Thief (2014)

Low, 1024x76813.35
Medium, 1366x7688.18
High, 1366x7686.90
Ultra, 1920x10804.43

X-Plane 10.25 (2013)

Low, 1024x76828.40
Medium, 1366x76811.80
High, 1366x7685.10

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Low, 1024x76825.35
Medium, 1366x76817.15
High, 1366x76811.20
Ultra, 1920x10805.40

Total War: Rome II (2013)

Low, 1024x76835.50
Medium, 1366x76826.80
High, 1366x76822.70
Ultra, 1920x10806.30

Metro: Last Light (2013)

Low, 1024x76821.80
Medium, 1366x76817.85
High, 1366x76810.85
Ultra, 1920x10805.40

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x72040.49
Medium, 1366x76823.09
High, 1366x76819.07
Ultra, 1920x10807.78

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)

Low, 1024x76889.80
Medium, 1366x76830.90
High, 1366x76819.60
Ultra, 1920x10806.50

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x76852.50
Medium, 1366x76827.10
High, 1366x76817.53
Ultra, 1920x10809.28

Crysis 3 (2013)

Low, 1024x76827.18
Medium, 1366x76816.18
High, 1366x76811.25
Ultra, 1920x10803.70

Hitman: Absolution (2012)

Low, 1024x76818.58

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)

Low, 1024x76852.80
Medium, 1366x76837.70
High, 1366x76819.70

Diablo III (2012)

Low, 1024x76852.30
Medium, 1366x76836.10
High, 1366x76831.80
Ultra, 1920x108022.10

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Low, 1280x72032.40
Medium, 1366x76827.10
High, 1366x76818.40

Battlefield 3 (2011)

Low, 1024x76821.10
Medium, 1366x76815.00
High, 1366x76811.90

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

Low, 1024x76844.90
High, 1366x76824.20
Ultra, 1920x108010.40

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture codename Carrizo
Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date 3 June 2015
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1840
Series AMD PRO A-Series A8 APU for Laptops
Vertical segment Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.6 GHz
Compute Cores 10
L2 cache 2 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm
Maximum frequency 3 GHz
Number of cores 4
Number of GPU cores 6
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 3100 Million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3 / DDR3L-2133

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 720 MHz
iGPU core count 384
Number of pipelines 384
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R6 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Sockets supported FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0