AMD A8-6500 vs AMD Phenom X3 8550
Comparative analysis of AMD A8-6500 and AMD Phenom X3 8550 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 5 year(s) 2 month(s) later
- 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
- Around 86% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 65 nm
- 2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
- Around 76% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1473 vs 835
- 2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2823 vs 1079
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | June 2013 vs April 2008 |
| Number of cores | 4 vs 3 |
| Maximum frequency | 4.1 GHz vs 2.2 GHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm SOI vs 65 nm |
| L2 cache | 4 MB vs 512 KB (per core) |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt vs 95 Watt |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1473 vs 835 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 2823 vs 1079 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8550
- 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 2.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1361 vs 490
- 2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3171 vs 1304
| Specifications (specs) | |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) vs 192 KB |
| Benchmarks | |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1361 vs 490 |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 3171 vs 1304 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD A8-6500
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8550
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| Name | AMD A8-6500 | AMD Phenom X3 8550 |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1473 | 835 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 2823 | 1079 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 490 | 1361 |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1304 | 3171 |
| 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 Phenom X3 8550 | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Richland | Toliman |
| Family | AMD A-Series Processors | |
| Launch date | June 2013 | April 2008 |
| OPN PIB | AD6500OKHLBOX | |
| OPN Tray | AD6500OKA44HL | |
| Place in performance rating | 2060 | 2043 |
| Series | AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops | |
| Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $170 | |
| Price now | $169.95 | |
| Value for money (0-100) | 3.33 | |
Performance |
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| 64 bit support | ||
| Base frequency | 3.5 GHz | |
| Die size | 246 mm | 285 mm |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm SOI | 65 nm |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 71 °C | |
| Maximum core temperature | 71.30°C | |
| Maximum frequency | 4.1 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Number of cores | 4 | 3 |
| Number of threads | 4 | |
| Transistor count | 1178 million | 450 million |
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| L3 cache | 2048 KB (shared) | |
Memory |
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| Max memory channels | 2 | |
| Supported memory frequency | 1866 MHz | |
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | |
Graphics |
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| Graphics max frequency | 800 MHz | |
| iGPU core count | 256 | |
| Number of pipelines | 256 | |
| Processor graphics | AMD Radeon HD 8570D | |
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| Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
| Video Codec Engine (VCE) | ||
Graphics interfaces |
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Graphics API support |
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| DirectX | 11 | |
Compatibility |
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| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Sockets supported | FM2 | AM2+ |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 95 Watt |
Peripherals |
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| PCI Express revision | 2.0 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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| AMD App Acceleration | ||
| AMD Elite Experiences | ||
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| 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 |
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| AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
| IOMMU 2.0 | ||
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