AMD A6-8500P vs AMD A4-7210

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-8500P and AMD A4-7210 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, 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 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A6-8500P

AMD A4-7210

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-8500P

Around 36% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 73% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1253 vs 725

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1253 vs 725

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-7210

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1661 vs 1445

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1661 vs 1445

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-8500P
CPU 2: AMD A4-7210

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1253

725

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1445

1661

Name	AMD A6-8500P	AMD A4-7210
PassMark - Single thread mark	1253	725
PassMark - CPU mark	1445	1661
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		243
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		720
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		653
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1417
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3899
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		653
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1417
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3899

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-8500P	AMD A4-7210
Essentials
Architecture codename	Carrizo	Carrizo-L
Family	AMD A-Series Processors	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	3 June 2015	7 May 2015
OPN Tray	AM850PAAY23KA	AM7210ITJ44JB
Place in performance rating	1906	1880
Series	AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops	AMD A4-Series APU for AIOs
Vertical segment	Laptop	All-in-One
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.6 GHz	1.8 GHz
Compute Cores	6
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of GPU cores	4
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	3100 Million	930 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	1
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3L
Supported memory frequency		1600 MHz
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	686 MHz
iGPU core count	4
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	AMD Radeon R3 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP4	FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
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
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0