AMD A8-6500T vs AMD A12-9800E

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-6500T and AMD A12-9800E 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, 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-6500T

  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
L2 cache 4 MB vs 2 MB

Reasons to consider the AMD A12-9800E

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
  • Around 26% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 71.30°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm SOI
  • Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
  • Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1617 vs 1139
  • Around 75% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3471 vs 1983
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Maximum core temperature 90°C vs 71.30°C
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1617 vs 1139
PassMark - CPU mark 3471 vs 1983

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-6500T
CPU 2: AMD A12-9800E

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1139
1617
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1983
3471
Name AMD A8-6500T AMD A12-9800E
PassMark - Single thread mark 1139 1617
PassMark - CPU mark 1983 3471
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.574
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 139.953
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.423
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 10.436
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 40.578
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 494
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1441
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1156
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 897
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2623
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1156
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 897
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2623

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A8-6500T AMD A12-9800E

Essentials

Family AMD A-Series Processors AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB AD650TYHHLBOX AD9800AHABBOX
OPN Tray AD650TYHA44HL AD9800AHM44AB
Place in performance rating 1948 1930
Series AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops AMD A12-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Bristol Ridge
Launch date 5 September 2016
Launch price (MSRP) $105
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now $113.99
Value for money (0-100) 13.19

Performance

Base frequency 2.1 GHz 3.1 GHz
L1 cache 192 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 2 MB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm SOI 28 nm
Maximum core temperature 71.30°C 90°C
Maximum frequency 3.1 GHz 3.8 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Compute Cores 12
Die size 246 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 74 °C
Number of GPU cores 8
Transistor count 1178 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz 2400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 720 MHz 900 MHz
iGPU core count 256 8
Processor graphics AMD Radeon HD 8550D Radeon R7 Series
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 11 DirectX® 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Sockets supported FM2 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 35 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
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
PowerTune
TrueAudio
VirusProtect

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 8
PCI Express revision 3.0 x8