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).

AMD A8-7600

AMD Athlon II X2 245e

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	1707	1704
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