AMD A8-7500 vs AMD Phenom II X4 830

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-7500 and AMD Phenom II X4 830 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 Phenom II X4 830

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-7500

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1403 vs 1084
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3425 vs 2070

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1403 vs 1084
PassMark - CPU mark	3425 vs 2070

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 830

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

L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-7500
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 830

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1403

1084

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3425

2070

Name	AMD A8-7500	AMD Phenom II X4 830
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	1403	1084
PassMark - CPU mark	3425	2070
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1838
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5258

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-7500	AMD Phenom II X4 830
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaveri	Deneb
Family	AMD A8-Series
Place in performance rating	1472	1469
Processor Number	A8-7500
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch date		September 2009
Launch price (MSRP)		$80
Price now		$79.95
Value for money (0-100)		12.66
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3000 MHz
Die size	245 mm2	258 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	2.41 billion	758 million
L3 cache		4096 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		2.8 GHz
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 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™)