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).

AMD A8-6500T

AMD A8-5500

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 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1334 vs 1111
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2611 vs 1929
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 1111
PassMark - CPU mark	2611 vs 1929
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

1111

1334

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1929

2611

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	1111	1334
PassMark - CPU mark	1929	2611
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	1954
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