AMD A8-6500B vs AMD PRO A6-8570E

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-6500B and AMD PRO A6-8570E processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals. 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 PRO A6-8570E

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-6500B

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 21% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1488 vs 1349
Around 74% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2855 vs 1642

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1488 vs 1349
PassMark - CPU mark	2855 vs 1642

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A6-8570E

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-6500B
CPU 2: AMD PRO A6-8570E

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1488

1349

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2855

1642

Name	AMD A8-6500B	AMD PRO A6-8570E
PassMark - Single thread mark	1488	1349
PassMark - CPU mark	2855	1642
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 PRO A6-8570E
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray	AD650BOKA44HL	AD857BAHM23AB
Place in performance rating	1813	1791
Series	AMD Business Class - Quad-Core A8-Series APU for Desktops	AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
Number of GPU cores		4
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz	2400 MHz
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	800 MHz
iGPU core count	256
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon HD 8570D	R5
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	11	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
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
FreeSync
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0