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
CPU 1
CPU 2
1253
895
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1445
1298
Name AMD A6-8500P AMD Phenom II X3 N850
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

Essentials

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

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

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 S1 (S1g4)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

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