AMD A8-7500 vs AMD Athlon II X2 265

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-7500 and AMD Athlon II X2 265 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD A8-7500

AMD Athlon II X2 265

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-7500

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1410 vs 1336
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3422 vs 1267

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1410 vs 1336
PassMark - CPU mark	3422 vs 1267

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-7500
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 265

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1410

1336

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3422

1267

Name	AMD A8-7500	AMD Athlon II X2 265
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	979
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	979
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1310
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1310
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3588
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3588
PassMark - Single thread mark	1410	1336
PassMark - CPU mark	3422	1267
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1925
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3207

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-7500	AMD Athlon II X2 265
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaveri	Regor
Family	AMD A8-Series
Place in performance rating	1535	1533
Processor Number	A8-7500
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch date		September 2010
Launch price (MSRP)		$83
Price now		$82.88
Value for money (0-100)		6.71
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3000 MHz
Die size	245 mm2	117 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	2.41 billion	410 million
Maximum frequency		3.3 GHz
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
TrueAudio
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)