AMD PRO A8-8650B vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A8-8650B and AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A8-8650B

  • Around 33% 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
L2 cache 4 MB vs 3 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 12 vs 4
  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
  • Around 33% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 71.30°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm FinFET vs 28 nm
  • Around 60% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2385 vs 1494
  • 4.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13919 vs 3222
  • Around 97% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1048 vs 532
  • 3.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5755 vs 1606
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Maximum core temperature 95°C vs 71.30°C
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm FinFET vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2385 vs 1494
PassMark - CPU mark 13919 vs 3222
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1048 vs 532
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5755 vs 1606

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A8-8650B
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1494
2385
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3222
13919
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
532
1048
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1606
5755
Name AMD PRO A8-8650B AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
PassMark - Single thread mark 1494 2385
PassMark - CPU mark 3222 13919
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 532 1048
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1606 5755
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
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3662

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD PRO A8-8650B AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Essentials

Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray AD865BYBI44JC
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 1288 1275
Series AMD PRO A-Series A8 APU for Desktops AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Zen+
Launch date 19 April 2018
Launch price (MSRP) $229
OPN PIB YD260XBCAFBOX
Price now $218.99
Value for money (0-100) 19.29

Performance

Base frequency 3.2 GHz 3.6 GHz
Compute Cores 10
L2 cache 4 MB 3 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 12 nm FinFET
Maximum core temperature 71.30°C 95°C
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz 4.2 GHz
Number of cores 4 6
Number of GPU cores 6
Number of threads 4 12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 209.78 mm
L1 cache 576 KB
L3 cache 16 MB
Transistor count 4940 Million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4

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+ AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Solution Wraith Spire

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 Ryzen VR-Ready Premium
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 x16