AMD A8-6500T vs AMD Athlon II X3 400e

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-6500T and AMD Athlon II X3 400e 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.

AMD A8-6500T

AMD Athlon II X3 400e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-6500T

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
Around 41% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1111 vs 908
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1929 vs 1320

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 3
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1111 vs 908
PassMark - CPU mark	1929 vs 1320

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 400e

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 192 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-6500T
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 400e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1111

908

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1929

1320

Name	AMD A8-6500T	AMD Athlon II X3 400e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1111	908
PassMark - CPU mark	1929	1320
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		1398
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3137

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-6500T	AMD Athlon II X3 400e
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB	AD650TYHHLBOX
OPN Tray	AD650TYHA44HL
Place in performance rating	1892	1901
Series	AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Rana
Launch date		October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)		$107
Price now		$107.43
Value for money (0-100)		5.51
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	3
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		169 mm
Transistor count		300 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	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 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
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0