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).

 

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: 1508 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 1508 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 2893
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 2893

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1508
1273
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2893
4860
Name AMD A8-6500B AMD FX-8140
PassMark - Single thread mark 1508 1273
PassMark - CPU mark 2893 4860
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 478
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1244
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.108
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 180.901
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.522
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 12.202
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 44.086

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A8-6500B AMD FX-8140

Essentials

Family AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray AD650BOKA44HL
Place in performance rating 1867 1874
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