AMD A10-6800B vs AMD PRO A4-8350B

Comparative analysis of AMD A10-6800B and AMD PRO A4-8350B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A10-6800B

AMD PRO A4-8350B

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-6800B

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 13% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 74°C vs 71.30°C
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1666 vs 1437
Around 87% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3155 vs 1690

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Maximum core temperature	74°C vs 71.30°C
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1666 vs 1437
PassMark - CPU mark	3155 vs 1690

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A4-8350B

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm SOI

Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm SOI

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A10-6800B
CPU 2: AMD PRO A4-8350B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1666

1437

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3155

1690

Name	AMD A10-6800B	AMD PRO A4-8350B
PassMark - Single thread mark	1666	1437
PassMark - CPU mark	3155	1690
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2607
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6151
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1213
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1213
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2028
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2028
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		5655
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		5655

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A10-6800B	AMD PRO A4-8350B
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray	AD680BWOA44HL	AD835BYBI23JC
Place in performance rating	1090	1100
Series	AMD Business Class - Quad-Core A10-Series APU for Desktops	AMD PRO A-Series A4 APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
Base frequency	4.1 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	74°C	71.30°C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	3.9 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
Unlocked
Compute Cores		6
Number of GPU cores		4
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz	1866 MHz
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	844 MHz	757 MHz
iGPU core count	384	256
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon HD 8670D	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	11	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	65 Watt
Configurable TDP		45 Watt/65 Watt
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
RAID
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
FreeSync
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Out-of-band client management
PowerTune
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0