AMD A6-8500P vs AMD A8-4500M

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-8500P and AMD A8-4500M 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, 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), 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-8500P

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • Around 7% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1253 vs 917
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 3 June 2015 vs 15 May 2012
Maximum frequency 3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1253 vs 917

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-4500M

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1685 vs 1445
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
L2 cache 4096 KB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1685 vs 1445

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-8500P
CPU 2: AMD A8-4500M

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1253
917
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1445
1685
Name AMD A6-8500P AMD A8-4500M
PassMark - Single thread mark 1253 917
PassMark - CPU mark 1445 1685
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 319
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 850
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.85
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 6.601
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.252
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.772
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 623
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2944
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4413
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 623
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2944
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4413

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A6-8500P AMD A8-4500M

Essentials

Architecture codename Carrizo Trinity
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date 3 June 2015 15 May 2012
OPN Tray AM850PAAY23KA
Place in performance rating 1999 1995
Series AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops AMD A-Series
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.6 GHz
Compute Cores 6
L2 cache 1 MB 4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Maximum frequency 3 GHz 2.8 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of GPU cores 4
Number of threads 2 4
Transistor count 3100 Million 1303 Million
Unlocked
Die size 246 mm
L1 cache 192 KB

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory types DDR3

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 800 MHz
iGPU core count 4
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R5 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 FS1r2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

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
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0