AMD A8-6500B vs AMD FX-8140

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-6500B and AMD FX-8140 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).

AMD A8-6500B

AMD FX-8140

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-6500B

Around 28% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1506 vs 1273

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1506 vs 1273

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8140

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
2x 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 68% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4860 vs 2886

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 4
L1 cache	384 KB vs 192 KB
L2 cache	8192 KB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	4860 vs 2886

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-6500B
CPU 2: AMD FX-8140

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1506

1273

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2886

4860

Name	AMD A8-6500B	AMD FX-8140
PassMark - Single thread mark	1506	1273
PassMark - CPU mark	2886	4860
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	478
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1244
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

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-6500B	AMD FX-8140
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray	AD650BOKA44HL
Place in performance rating	1870	1866
Series	AMD Business Class - Quad-Core A8-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Zambezi
Launch date		October 2012
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	8192 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		315 mm
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1200 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	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0