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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1493
1151
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3208
4055
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
532
1999
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1606
7176
Name AMD PRO A8-8650B AMD FX-8100
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

Essentials

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

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

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

Graphics

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

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 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
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0