AMD A6-8500P vs AMD Phenom II X3 N850
Comparative analysis of AMD A6-8500P and AMD Phenom II X3 N850 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD A6-8500P
- CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 7 month(s) later
- Around 36% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
- 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
- Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1253 vs 895
- Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1445 vs 1298
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 3 June 2015 vs 4 October 2010 |
Maximum frequency | 3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm vs 45 nm |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 15 Watt vs 35 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1253 vs 895 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1445 vs 1298 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 N850
- 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
- 1 more threads: 3 vs 2
- Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Number of cores | 3 vs 2 |
Number of threads | 3 vs 2 |
L2 cache | 1.5 MB vs 1 MB |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD A6-8500P
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 N850
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD A6-8500P | AMD Phenom II X3 N850 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1253 | 895 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1445 | 1298 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1343 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 3130 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD A6-8500P | AMD Phenom II X3 N850 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Carrizo | Champlain |
Family | AMD A-Series Processors | |
Launch date | 3 June 2015 | 4 October 2010 |
OPN Tray | AM850PAAY23KA | |
Place in performance rating | 1999 | 2005 |
Series | AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops | 3x AMD Phenom II |
Vertical segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 1.6 GHz | |
Compute Cores | 6 | |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 1.5 MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 45 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 90°C | |
Maximum frequency | 3 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
Number of cores | 2 | 3 |
Number of GPU cores | 4 | |
Number of threads | 2 | 3 |
Transistor count | 3100 Million | |
Unlocked | ||
Front-side bus (FSB) | 3600 MHz | |
L1 cache | 384 KB | |
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | |
Supported memory types | DDR3 | |
Graphics |
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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 |
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DisplayPort | ||
HDMI | ||
Graphics API support |
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DirectX | 12 | |
Vulkan | ||
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | FP4 | S1 (S1g4) |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 15 Watt | 35 Watt |
Peripherals |
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PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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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 |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
IOMMU 2.0 |