AMD A8-7600 vs AMD Athlon II X2 245e

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-7600 and AMD Athlon II X2 245e 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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), 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-7600

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 31% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
  • 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 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1448 vs 1182
  • 2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3219 vs 1171
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
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 1448 vs 1182
PassMark - CPU mark 3219 vs 1171

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 245e

  • Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • 3.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1727 vs 486
  • Around 98% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2805 vs 1415
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1727 vs 486
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2805 vs 1415

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-7600
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 245e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1448
1182
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3219
1171
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
486
1727
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1415
2805
Name AMD A8-7600 AMD Athlon II X2 245e
PassMark - Single thread mark 1448 1182
PassMark - CPU mark 3219 1171
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 486 1727
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1415 2805
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.318
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 10.348
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.193
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 24.707
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.274
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1343
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1585
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3961
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1343
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1585
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3961

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A8-7600 AMD Athlon II X2 245e

Essentials

Family AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB AD7600YBJABOX
OPN Tray AD7600YBI44JA
Place in performance rating 1708 1703
Series AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Regor
Launch date May 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $80
Price now $80
Value for money (0-100) 6.28

Performance

Base frequency 3.1 GHz
Compute Cores 10
L1 cache 256 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 71.30°C
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz 2.9 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of GPU cores 6
Number of threads 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 117 mm
Transistor count 410 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 720 MHz
iGPU core count 384
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 45 Watt/65 Watt
Sockets supported FM2+ AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
System Image Stability
TrueAudio

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0