AMD A8-6500B vs AMD A4-5300

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-6500B and AMD A4-5300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, 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 A8-6500B

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
  • Around 20% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1488 vs 1339
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2855 vs 1364
  • Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 478 vs 425
  • Around 95% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1244 vs 638
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
L1 cache 192 KB vs 160 KB
L2 cache 4 MB vs 2048 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1488 vs 1339
PassMark - CPU mark 2855 vs 1364
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 478 vs 425
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1244 vs 638

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-6500B
CPU 2: AMD A4-5300

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1488
1339
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2855
1364
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
478
425
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1244
638
Name AMD A8-6500B AMD A4-5300
PassMark - Single thread mark 1488 1339
PassMark - CPU mark 2855 1364
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 478 425
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1244 638
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 177.613
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.512
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 12
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 44.577
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 355
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1572
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3405
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 355
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1572
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3405

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A8-6500B AMD A4-5300

Essentials

Family AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray AD650BOKA44HL
Place in performance rating 1811 1829
Series AMD Business Class - Quad-Core A8-Series APU for Desktops AMD A-Series (Desktop)
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Trinity
Launch date 26 September 2012

Performance

Base frequency 3.5 GHz
L1 cache 192 KB 160 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm SOI 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 71.30°C
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz 3.6 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 246 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 70 °C
Transistor count 1303 Million

Memory

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

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 800 MHz
iGPU core count 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

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

Advanced Technologies

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

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0