AMD Athlon X4 850 vs AMD A8-6500T
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 850 and AMD A8-6500T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 850
- Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
- Around 26% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
- Around 26% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 71.30°C
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm SOI
- Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1231 vs 1139
- Around 34% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2657 vs 1983
Specifications (specs) | |
Unlocked | Unlocked vs Locked |
Maximum frequency | 3.9 GHz vs 3.1 GHz |
Maximum core temperature | 90°C vs 71.30°C |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm vs 32 nm SOI |
L1 cache | 256K vs 192 KB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1231 vs 1139 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2657 vs 1983 |
Reasons to consider the AMD A8-6500T
- 1048576x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
L2 cache | 4 MB vs 4MB |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt vs 65 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 850
CPU 2: AMD A8-6500T
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Athlon X4 850 | AMD A8-6500T |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1231 | 1139 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2657 | 1983 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 3.574 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 139.953 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.423 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 10.436 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 40.578 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Athlon X4 850 | AMD A8-6500T | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Godaveri | |
Launch date | Jul 2015 | |
Place in performance rating | 1986 | 1954 |
Family | AMD A-Series Processors | |
OPN PIB | AD650TYHHLBOX | |
OPN Tray | AD650TYHA44HL | |
Series | AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops | |
Vertical segment | Desktop | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 3.2 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
Die size | 245 mm² | |
L1 cache | 256K | 192 KB |
L2 cache | 4MB | 4 MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 32 nm SOI |
Maximum core temperature | 90°C | 71.30°C |
Maximum frequency | 3.9 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 4 |
Number of threads | 4 | 4 |
Transistor count | 2,411 million | |
Unlocked | ||
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Supported memory types | DDR3-2133 MHz, Dual-channel | |
Max memory channels | 2 | |
Supported memory frequency | 1866 MHz | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Sockets supported | FM2+ | FM2 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 45 Watt |
Peripherals |
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PCIe configurations | Gen 3, 16 Lanes, (CPU only) | |
Graphics |
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Enduro | ||
Graphics max frequency | 720 MHz | |
iGPU core count | 256 | |
Processor graphics | AMD Radeon HD 8550D | |
Switchable graphics | ||
Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
Video Codec Engine (VCE) | ||
Graphics interfaces |
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DisplayPort | ||
HDMI | ||
Graphics API support |
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DirectX | 11 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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AMD App Acceleration | ||
AMD Elite Experiences | ||
AMD HD3D technology | ||
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP) | ||
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
PowerGating | ||
PowerNow | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
IOMMU 2.0 |