AMD A8-6500T vs AMD A8-5500

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-6500T and AMD A8-5500 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, 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

  • Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • 16.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 139.953 vs 8.685
  • 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.423 vs 0.185
  • 20.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 10.436 vs 0.504
  • 13.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 40.578 vs 3.038
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 139.953 vs 8.685
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.423 vs 0.185
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 10.436 vs 0.504
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 40.578 vs 3.038

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-5500

  • Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
  • 2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1334 vs 1139
  • Around 32% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2610 vs 1983
  • Around 14% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 4.063 vs 3.574
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1334 vs 1139
PassMark - CPU mark 2610 vs 1983
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.063 vs 3.574

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-6500T
CPU 2: AMD A8-5500

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1139
1334
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1983
2610
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
3.574
4.063
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
139.953
8.685
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.423
0.185
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
10.436
0.504
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
40.578
3.038
Name AMD A8-6500T AMD A8-5500
PassMark - Single thread mark 1139 1334
PassMark - CPU mark 1983 2610
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.574 4.063
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 139.953 8.685
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.423 0.185
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 10.436 0.504
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 40.578 3.038
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 455
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1243
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 789
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2225
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4729
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 789
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2225
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4729

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A8-6500T AMD A8-5500

Essentials

Family AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB AD650TYHHLBOX
OPN Tray AD650TYHA44HL
Place in performance rating 1948 1953
Series AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Trinity
Launch date October 2012

Performance

Base frequency 2.1 GHz
L1 cache 192 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB 1024 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm SOI 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 71.30°C
Maximum frequency 3.1 GHz 3.2 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 246 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 71 °C
Transistor count 1178 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3

Graphics

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

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 11

Compatibility

Sockets supported FM2 FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 65 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

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0