AMD A8-7600 vs AMD Phenom X3 8650

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-7600 and AMD Phenom X3 8650 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

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
  • Around 65% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 65 nm
  • 2.7x 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
Number of cores 4 vs 3
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache 4 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8650

  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1302 vs 486
  • 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2991 vs 1415
Specifications (specs)
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1302 vs 486
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2991 vs 1415

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-7600
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8650

Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
486
1302
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1415
2991
Name AMD A8-7600 AMD Phenom X3 8650
PassMark - Single thread mark 1448
PassMark - CPU mark 3220
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 486 1302
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1415 2991
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 Phenom X3 8650

Essentials

Family AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB AD7600YBJABOX
OPN Tray AD7600YBI44JA
Place in performance rating 1640 1635
Series AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Toliman
Launch date April 2008

Performance

Base frequency 3.1 GHz
Compute Cores 10
L1 cache 256 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB 512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 71.30°C
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz 2.3 GHz
Number of cores 4 3
Number of GPU cores 6
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 2133 MHz

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+ AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 95 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