AMD A6-8500P vs AMD A8-7100

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-8500P and AMD A8-7100 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 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A6-8500P

AMD A8-7100

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-8500P

CPU is newer: launch date 0 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 20 Watt
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1253 vs 842

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 June 2015 vs 4 June 2014
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 20 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1253 vs 842

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-7100

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 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1639 vs 1445

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1639 vs 1445

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-8500P
CPU 2: AMD A8-7100

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1253

842

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1445

1639

Name	AMD A6-8500P	AMD A8-7100
PassMark - Single thread mark	1253	842
PassMark - CPU mark	1445	1639
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		309
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		765
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1348
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1348
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2687
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2687

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-8500P	AMD A8-7100
Essentials
Architecture codename	Carrizo	Kaveri
Family	AMD A-Series Processors	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	3 June 2015	4 June 2014
OPN Tray	AM850PAAY23KA	AM7100ECH44JA
Place in performance rating	2002	2012
Series	AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops	AMD A8-Series APU for Laptops
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.6 GHz	1.8 GHz
Compute Cores	6	8
L2 cache	1 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of GPU cores	4	4
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	3100 Million	2410 Million
Unlocked
Die size		245 mm
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		1600 MHz
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	514 MHz
iGPU core count	4	4
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	AMD Radeon R5 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	FP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	20 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	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