AMD A6-9220 vs AMD Pro A6-8500B

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9220 and AMD Pro A6-8500B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Virtualization, Graphics API support, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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).

AMD A6-9220

AMD Pro A6-8500B

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9220

CPU is newer: launch date 0 year(s) 11 month(s) later

Launch date	1 June 2016 vs 3 June 2015

Reasons to consider the AMD Pro A6-8500B

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1340 vs 1135
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1601 vs 1280

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1340 vs 1135
PassMark - CPU mark	1601 vs 1280

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-9220
CPU 2: AMD Pro A6-8500B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1135

1340

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1280

1601

Name	AMD A6-9220	AMD Pro A6-8500B
PassMark - Single thread mark	1135	1340
PassMark - CPU mark	1280	1601
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	5.922
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4.825
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.075
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	10.467
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	29.364
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	743
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1537
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4038
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	743
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1537
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4038

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-9220	AMD Pro A6-8500B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Carrizo
Family	AMD A-Series Processors	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	1 June 2016	3 June 2015
OPN Tray	AM9220AYN23AC
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1866	1898
Series	AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops	AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Laptops
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	1.6 GHz
Compute Cores	5	6
Die size	124.5 mm
L1 cache	160 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	3	4
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	1200 Million	3100 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.1 GB/s
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz	1600 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 / DDR3L-1600
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	655 MHz	800 MHz
iGPU core count	3	256
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Enduro
Number of pipelines		256
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-15 Watt
Sockets supported	FP4 BGA	FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan
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
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect