AMD A8-6500B vs AMD A8-3820

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-6500B and AMD A8-3820 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 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

AMD A8-6500B

AMD A8-3820

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-6500B

Around 64% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1508 vs 1131
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2893 vs 2174

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1508 vs 1131
PassMark - CPU mark	2893 vs 2174

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3820

2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1647 vs 478
3.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4806 vs 1244

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1647 vs 478
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4806 vs 1244

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-6500B
CPU 2: AMD A8-3820

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1508

1131

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2893

2174

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

478

1647

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1244

4806

Name	AMD A8-6500B	AMD A8-3820
PassMark - Single thread mark	1508	1131
PassMark - CPU mark	2893	2174
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	478	1647
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1244	4806
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)		893
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		893

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-6500B	AMD A8-3820
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray	AD650BOKA44HL
Place in performance rating	1874	1860
Series	AMD Business Class - Quad-Core A8-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Llano
Launch date		December 2011
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	1024 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		228 mm
Transistor count		1178 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	FM1
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