AMD PRO A8-8650B vs AMD FX-8100
Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A8-8650B and AMD FX-8100 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A8-8650B
- Around 39% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
- Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
- Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1493 vs 1151
Specifications (specs) | |
Maximum frequency | 3.9 GHz vs 2.8 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm vs 32 nm |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt vs 95 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1493 vs 1151 |
Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8100
- Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
- 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
- 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4055 vs 3208
- 3.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1999 vs 532
- 4.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7176 vs 1606
Specifications (specs) | |
Unlocked | Unlocked vs Locked |
Number of cores | 8 vs 4 |
L2 cache | 8192 KB vs 4 MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 4055 vs 3208 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1999 vs 532 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 7176 vs 1606 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD PRO A8-8650B
CPU 2: AMD FX-8100
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | AMD PRO A8-8650B | AMD FX-8100 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1493 | 1151 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 3208 | 4055 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 532 | 1999 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1606 | 7176 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 13.225 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 219.246 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.052 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 21.042 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 64.844 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD PRO A8-8650B | AMD FX-8100 | |
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Essentials |
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Family | AMD PRO A-Series Processors | |
OPN Tray | AD865BYBI44JC | |
OS Support | Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit | |
Place in performance rating | 1363 | 1343 |
Series | AMD PRO A-Series A8 APU for Desktops | |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Architecture codename | Zambezi | |
Launch date | October 2011 | |
Price now | $142 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 12.48 | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 3.2 GHz | |
Compute Cores | 10 | |
L2 cache | 4 MB | 8192 KB |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 32 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 71.30°C | |
Maximum frequency | 3.9 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 8 |
Number of GPU cores | 6 | |
Number of threads | 4 | |
Unlocked | ||
64 bit support | ||
Die size | 315 mm | |
L1 cache | 384 KB | |
L3 cache | 8192 KB (shared) | |
Transistor count | 1200 million | |
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | |
Supported memory frequency | 2133 MHz | |
Supported memory types | DDR3 | |
Graphics |
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Enduro | ||
Graphics max frequency | 757 MHz | |
iGPU core count | 384 | |
Processor graphics | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics | |
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 | 12 | |
Vulkan | ||
Compatibility |
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Configurable TDP | 45 Watt/65 Watt | |
Sockets supported | FM2+ | AM3+ |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 95 Watt |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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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 | ||
PowerTune | ||
RAID | ||
System Image Stability | ||
TrueAudio | ||
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
IOMMU 2.0 |