AMD A6-8500P vs AMD Phenom II X4 N950

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-8500P and AMD Phenom II X4 N950 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.

AMD A6-8500P

AMD Phenom II X4 N950

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-8500P

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 43% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.1 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 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1253 vs 856

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 June 2015 vs 4 October 2010
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.1 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 856

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 N950

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 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1558 vs 1445

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1558 vs 1445

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-8500P
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 N950

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1253

856

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1445

1558

Name	AMD A6-8500P	AMD Phenom II X4 N950
PassMark - Single thread mark	1253	856
PassMark - CPU mark	1445	1558
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1316
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3852

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-8500P	AMD Phenom II X4 N950
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	1906	1912
Series	AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops	4x AMD Phenom II
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.6 GHz
Compute Cores	6
L2 cache	1 MB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of GPU cores	4
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	3100 Million
Unlocked
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
L1 cache		512 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
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