AMD A8-6500T vs AMD Athlon X2 7550

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-6500T and AMD Athlon X2 7550 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 X2 7550

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-6500T

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 24% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 65 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1111 vs 934
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1929 vs 900

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI vs 65 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1111 vs 934
PassMark - CPU mark	1929 vs 900

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 7550

Around 33% 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 X2 7550

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1111

934

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1929

900

Name	AMD A8-6500T	AMD Athlon X2 7550
PassMark - Single thread mark	1111	934
PassMark - CPU mark	1929	900
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		1446
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2427

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-6500T	AMD Athlon X2 7550
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB	AD650TYHHLBOX
OPN Tray	AD650TYHA44HL
Place in performance rating	1892	1921
Series	AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Kuma
Launch date		December 2008
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	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		285 mm
L3 cache		2048 KB (shared)
Transistor count		450 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
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	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	95 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