AMD A8-6500B vs AMD Sempron 150
Comparative analysis of AMD A8-6500B and AMD Sempron 150 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
- 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
- Around 41% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
- Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1508 vs 1117
- 4.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2893 vs 597
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 4 vs 1 |
Maximum frequency | 4.1 GHz vs 2.9 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm |
L1 cache | 192 KB vs 128 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 4 MB vs 1024 KB (per core) |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1508 vs 1117 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2893 vs 597 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 150
- Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
- 3.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1683 vs 478
- Around 27% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1576 vs 1244
Specifications (specs) | |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt vs 65 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1683 vs 478 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1576 vs 1244 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD A8-6500B
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 150
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | AMD A8-6500B | AMD Sempron 150 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1508 | 1117 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2893 | 597 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 478 | 1683 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1244 | 1576 |
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 Sempron 150 | |
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Essentials |
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Family | AMD A-Series Processors | |
OPN Tray | AD650BOKA44HL | |
Place in performance rating | 1867 | 1852 |
Series | AMD Business Class - Quad-Core A8-Series APU for Desktops | |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Architecture codename | Sargas | |
Launch date | December 2010 | |
Launch price (MSRP) | $73 | |
Price now | $44.95 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 4.62 | |
Performance |
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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 | 45 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 71.30°C | |
Maximum frequency | 4.1 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 1 |
Number of threads | 4 | |
Unlocked | ||
64 bit support | ||
Die size | 117 mm | |
Transistor count | 234 million | |
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | |
Supported memory frequency | 1866 MHz | |
Supported memory types | DDR3 | |
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 | 45 Watt |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
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 |