AMD PRO A8-8650B vs AMD PRO A6-9500E

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A8-8650B and AMD PRO A6-9500E processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals. 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 PRO A8-8650B

AMD PRO A6-9500E

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A8-8650B

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 94% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3222 vs 1662
Around 38% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 13.225 vs 9.607
Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.052 vs 0.928
Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 21.042 vs 18.808
Around 44% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 64.844 vs 44.938

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1494 vs 1493
PassMark - CPU mark	3222 vs 1662
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	13.225 vs 9.607
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.052 vs 0.928
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	21.042 vs 18.808
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	64.844 vs 44.938

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A6-9500E

Around 26% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 71.30°C
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 258.694 vs 219.246

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 71.30°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	258.694 vs 219.246

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A8-8650B
CPU 2: AMD PRO A6-9500E

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1494

1493

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3222

1662

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

13.225

9.607

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

219.246

258.694

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.052

0.928

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

21.042

18.808

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

64.844

44.938

Name	AMD PRO A8-8650B	AMD PRO A6-9500E
PassMark - Single thread mark	1494	1493
PassMark - CPU mark	3222	1662
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	532
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	13.225	9.607
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	219.246	258.694
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.052	0.928
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	21.042	18.808
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	64.844	44.938
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		958
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1181
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3550
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		958
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1181
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3550

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A8-8650B	AMD PRO A6-9500E
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray	AD865BYBI44JC	AD950BAHM23AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1291	1314
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A8 APU for Desktops	AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch date		3 October 2016
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	3 GHz
Compute Cores	10
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	6	4
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz	2400 MHz
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	757 MHz	800 MHz
iGPU core count	384
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	R5
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45 Watt/65 Watt
Sockets supported	FM2+	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
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
AMD Secure technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0