AMD A8-6500B vs AMD Phenom X2 B59
Comparative analysis of AMD A8-6500B and AMD Phenom X2 B59 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
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
- 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
- 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 80 Watt
- Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1508 vs 1368
- 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2893 vs 1396
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
Number of threads | 4 vs 2 |
L2 cache | 4 MB vs 1 MB |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt vs 80 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1508 vs 1368 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2893 vs 1396 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD A8-6500B
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X2 B59
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD A8-6500B | AMD Phenom X2 B59 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1508 | 1368 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2893 | 1396 |
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 Phenom X2 B59 | |
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Essentials |
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Family | AMD A-Series Processors | AMD Phenom |
OPN Tray | AD650BOKA44HL | HDXB59WFK2DGM |
Place in performance rating | 1874 | 1875 |
Series | AMD Business Class - Quad-Core A8-Series APU for Desktops | AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X2 Dual-Core |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 3.5 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
L1 cache | 192 KB | |
L2 cache | 4 MB | 1 MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm SOI | |
Maximum core temperature | 71.30°C | |
Maximum frequency | 4.1 GHz | |
Number of cores | 4 | 2 |
Number of threads | 4 | 2 |
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Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | |
Supported memory frequency | 1866 MHz | |
Graphics |
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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 |
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DisplayPort | ||
HDMI | ||
Graphics API support |
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DirectX | 11 | |
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | FM2 | AM3 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 80 Watt |
Advanced Technologies |
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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 |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
IOMMU 2.0 |