AMD A6-7470K vs AMD PRO A8-8650B

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-7470K and AMD PRO A8-8650B 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD A6-7470K

AMD PRO A8-8650B

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-7470K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 3% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1576 vs 1493
4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2119 vs 532
Around 94% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3119 vs 1606

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1576 vs 1493
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2119 vs 532
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3119 vs 1606

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A8-8650B

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 78% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3208 vs 1799

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3208 vs 1799

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-7470K
CPU 2: AMD PRO A8-8650B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1576

1493

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1799

3208

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2119

532

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3119

1606

Name	AMD A6-7470K	AMD PRO A8-8650B
PassMark - Single thread mark	1576	1493
PassMark - CPU mark	1799	3208
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2119	532
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3119	1606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		13.225
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		219.246
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.052
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		21.042
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		64.844

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-7470K	AMD PRO A8-8650B
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN PIB	AD747KYBJCBOX
OPN Tray	AD747KYBI23JC	AD865BYBI44JC
Place in performance rating	1368	1363
Series	AMD A6-Series APU for Desktops	AMD PRO A-Series A8 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	3.7 GHz	3.2 GHz
Compute Cores	6	10
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C	71.30°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	3.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of GPU cores	4	6
Unlocked
Number of threads		4
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz	2133 MHz
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	757 MHz
iGPU core count	256	384
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45 Watt/65 Watt	45 Watt/65 Watt
Sockets supported	FM2+	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD Mantle API
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerTune
TrueAudio
AMD HD3D technology
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
RAID
System Image Stability
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0