AMD A8-6500 vs AMD Athlon II X2 250e

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-6500 and AMD Athlon II X2 250e 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, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-6500

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 37% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1473 vs 1201
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2823 vs 1155
Specifications (specs)
Launch date June 2013 vs September 2010
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
L1 cache 192 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 4 MB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1473 vs 1201
PassMark - CPU mark 2823 vs 1155

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 250e

  • Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-6500
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 250e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1473
1201
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2823
1155
Name AMD A8-6500 AMD Athlon II X2 250e
PassMark - Single thread mark 1473 1201
PassMark - CPU mark 2823 1155
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 490
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1304
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.921
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 8.804
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.167
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.55
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.751
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 867
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2306
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3341
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 867
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2306
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3341

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A8-6500 AMD Athlon II X2 250e

Essentials

Architecture codename Richland Regor
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date June 2013 September 2010
OPN PIB AD6500OKHLBOX
OPN Tray AD6500OKA44HL
Place in performance rating 2060 2076
Series AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $77
Price now $76.73
Value for money (0-100) 7.49

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.5 GHz
Die size 246 mm 117 mm
L1 cache 192 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm SOI 45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 71 °C
Maximum core temperature 71.30°C
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 1178 million 410 million
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Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 800 MHz
iGPU core count 256
Number of pipelines 256
Processor graphics AMD Radeon HD 8570D
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 11

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FM2 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 2.0

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
VirusProtect

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0