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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1508
1117
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2893
597
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
478
1683
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1244
1576
Name AMD A8-6500B AMD Sempron 150
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

Essentials

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

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

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 45 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

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0